Coast Guard Rescues 120 from Burning Ferry in Philippines

The Philippine coast guard rescued 120 people from a ferry that caught fire while transiting between two islands on Sunday. The cause of the fire remains unknown, and officials have not yet specified where the rescued people were taken. The Philippines has few regulations around maritime safety, and incidents like these are not uncommon. The ferry was carrying 65 passengers and 55 crew, all of whom were safely off-boarded. This incident comes just months after another ferry caught fire in the country, carrying about 250 people. The Philippines experiences regular earthquakes and volcanic eruptions due to its location on the Pacific “Ring of Fire.”