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Philippine Ferry Likely a 'Mass Grave'

'Many' corpses found in sunken ship; officials face tricky recovery

By Matt Cantor, Newser Staff

Posted Jun 24, 2008 5:46 AM CDT

(Newser) – Floating corpses discovered in a Philippines ferry sunk by a typhoon have stoked mounting fears that most of the 800 people on board were drowned, Reuters reports. “It will be a miracle if we find survivors,” said a coast guard spokesman. Searching for... Read full story »

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'Many' corpses found in sunken ship; officials face tricky recovery

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