""There was a coast guard safety officer on board and he was the first to call and alert us to deploy rescue vessels," Dua said, adding that the safety officer survived."
""A coast guard aircraft is also on the way to help the operation. The Navy and Air Force also sent their assets," Dua, who is based in southern Mindanao, told AFP."
""The challenge really is the number of patients that are coming in. We are short-staffed at the moment," Perez said, adding at least 18 had been brought to one local hospital."
The passenger ferry MV Trisha Kerstin 3 sank at 1:50 a.m. local time while en route from Zamboanga to Jolo, about a nautical mile from Baluk-baluk in Basilan. There were 332 passengers and 27 crew aboard, within the authorized limit of 352. Rescue teams have saved at least 316 people; 15 are confirmed dead and 28 remain missing. Coast Guard, Navy and Air Force assets and a coast guard aircraft were deployed. A coast guard safety officer onboard alerted authorities and survived. Hospitals are overwhelmed by arriving patients and investigators have launched a probe into the cause of the sinking.
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