Two more bodies were recovered from the wreck of the MV St. Thomas Aquinas late Thursday afternoon, bringing the confirmed death toll in the August 16 sinking of the ferry off Cebu to 96, with 41 still missing, authorities said.
Lieutenant Jim Alagao, spokesman of the Armed Forces’ Central Command, said the bodies were those of a male and a female.
Lieutenant Commodore Noel Escalona, operations officer of the Naval Forces Central has issued a call for more volunteer deep-sea divers as the current pool of divers need to rest from their constant immersion underwater.
"If there are any qualified deep-sea divers, they may reach us at the Naval Task Group," he said, adding that the divers must be able to dive to a depth of 150 feet.
Friday 30 August 2013
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