Missing ferry skipper summoned

Missing ferry skipper summoned

MANILA (AFP): Maritime investigators summoned on Monday the
disappeared captain of a passenger ferry which sank in central
Philippine waters, as another survivor was found four days after
the tragedy, officials and state television said.

The military had set the official tally from the sinking of
the MV Asia-South Korea at 42 dead and 700 rescued, said Maj.
Gen. Santos Gabison, who is in charge of the rescue efforts.

One survivor on Monday drifted ashore in Ajuy, a coastal town
nearly 100 kilometers west of the accident site, while a corpse
was seen floating off Bantayan island still strapped into a life
vest, he added. The identities of the two were not known.

The 27-year-old ship was built to carry 614 passengers and 58
crew. Gabison said the military had not been able to fix the
total number of people still missing because of discrepancies on
the ship manifest.