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Queenie Casimiro

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Four more bodies were recovered inside a sunken vessel in the waters off Basilan, as underwater search and retrieval operations continue.Technical divers of the Philippine Coastguard found the bodies of two males and two females from the Deck B aircon accommodation of M/V Trisha Kerstin-3. They have yet to be identified by their families through the clothes and jewelry they might be wearing.To date, 62 people have died in the  January 26 mishap.Atty. Aquino Sajili, a survivor of the tragedy, said this clearly shows the vessel was overloaded, contrary to earlier claims made by the PCG.Based on the data consolidated by the PCG, Zamboanga CIty Disaster Risk Reduction Management Office, and the Regional Forensic Unit of the Police Regional Office. Some 293 survived, while 17 are still missing.According to Sajili, based on the list that they created, there are at least 23 more people who are unaccounted for.Sajili explained they compared their list to that of the authorities: &quot;Sa listahan namin there are 6 Badjaos who are not on the list of PCG. A mother and her 5 children were also on board according to witnesses,&quot; Sajili said.Sajili was among the survivors of the ill-fated MV Trisha Kerstin-3 who testified in the Congressional and Senate Hearings held last week. He said  there have not been informed yet of the schedule for the next hearings.

Four more bodies were recovered inside a sunken vessel in the waters off Basilan, as underwater search and retrieval operations continue.

Four more bodies were recovered inside a sunken vessel in the waters off Basilan, as underwater search and retrieval operations continue.

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4 bodies recovered from sunken ship in Basilan

Queenie Casimiro,

ABS-CBN News

Published February 17, 2026 11:45 PM PHT

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