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| MANILA — A ferry carrying 173 people capsized in strong waves off the coast of the central Philippines on Thursday, killing at least 34, officials said. | MANILA — A ferry carrying 173 people capsized in strong waves off the coast of the central Philippines on Thursday, killing at least 34, officials said. |
| By Thursday afternoon, 118 passengers had been rescued, said Geraldine Galleposo of the Philippine Coast Guard’s public affairs office. Government and private vessels were searching for 21 others. | By Thursday afternoon, 118 passengers had been rescued, said Geraldine Galleposo of the Philippine Coast Guard’s public affairs office. Government and private vessels were searching for 21 others. |
| The wooden boat, called Kim Nirvana, was carrying passengers from the town of Ormoc, on the western side of the central Philippine island of Leyte, bound for the small town of Pilar in the nearby Camotes Islands when it encountered high waves just as it left port about noon, said Ms. Galleposo. | The wooden boat, called Kim Nirvana, was carrying passengers from the town of Ormoc, on the western side of the central Philippine island of Leyte, bound for the small town of Pilar in the nearby Camotes Islands when it encountered high waves just as it left port about noon, said Ms. Galleposo. |
| “According to initial reports, there were strong currents prevailing in the area,” she said. | “According to initial reports, there were strong currents prevailing in the area,” she said. |
| The Philippines, an archipelago of more than 7,000 islands served by an often poorly regulated passenger ferry system, frequently has such accidents. In September, the passenger ferry Maharlika 2 sank off the coast of Leyte, killing three people. | The Philippines, an archipelago of more than 7,000 islands served by an often poorly regulated passenger ferry system, frequently has such accidents. In September, the passenger ferry Maharlika 2 sank off the coast of Leyte, killing three people. |