{"id":24373,"date":"2026-02-04T19:02:12","date_gmt":"2026-02-04T19:02:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/krogragg.com\/?p=24373"},"modified":"2026-02-04T19:02:12","modified_gmt":"2026-02-04T19:02:12","slug":"pcg-locates-sunken-mv-trisha-kerstin-3-off-basilan-death-toll-rises-to-45","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/krogragg.com\/?p=24373","title":{"rendered":"PCG Locates Sunken MV Trisha Kerstin 3 Off Basilan; Death Toll Rises To 45"},"content":{"rendered":"

PCG Locates Sunken MV Trisha Kerstin 3 Off Basilan; Death Toll Rises To 45
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The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) has located the sunken passenger ferry MV Trisha Kerstin 3 in waters off Baluk-Baluk Island, Basilan, as the death toll from the incident increased to 45 following the latest recovery operations.<\/p>\n

The PCG said two bodies were recovered on February 4, raising the total number of confirmed fatalities to 45. The number of survivors remains at 316.<\/p>\n

Earlier, on February 3, the Coast Guard confirmed the possible location of the wreck during dive operations. The vessel was found lying on the seabed in an east-to-west position relative to Baluk-Baluk Island.<\/p>\n

One body was recovered during that operation, which had increased the death toll at the time to 43.<\/p>\n

Search and rescue efforts are being carried out by a joint team made up of government agencies, local authorities, and volunteer fisherfolk.<\/p>\n

All recovered remains have been sent for identification and proper disposition, according to the Coast Guard.<\/p>\n

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The divers\u2019 findings were supported by images captured using side-scan SONAR, which showed a shape consistent with a vessel.<\/p>\n

The operator of the equipment said the team was almost certain the images showed MV Trisha Kerstin 3, although clearer confirmation using a multi-beam echo sounder has not yet been obtained.<\/p>\n

Operations have been made difficult by strong winds and large waves in the area. Conditions worsened after a low-pressure area developed into Tropical Depression Basyang, affecting visibility and dive operations.<\/p>\n

MV Trisha Kerstin 3 sank off the coast of Basilan at around 1 a.m. on January 26. After the incident, authorities grounded the passenger fleet of Aleson Shipping Lines, which owns the ferry, as part of ongoing investigations.<\/p>\n

Search and recovery operations are continuing, with divers expected to return to the site when weather conditions improve.<\/p>\n

References: PNA, abs-cbn<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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PCG Locates Sunken MV Trisha Kerstin 3 Off Basilan; Death Toll Rises To 45 Image Credits: PCG\/X The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) has located the sunken passenger ferry MV Trisha Kerstin 3 in waters off Baluk-Baluk Island, Basilan, as the death toll from the incident increased to 45 following the latest recovery operations. The PCG […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[194,196],"tags":[197],"class_list":["post-24373","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-marine-insight","category-shipping-news","tag-marine-insight"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/krogragg.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/24373"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/krogragg.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/krogragg.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/krogragg.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/krogragg.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=24373"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/krogragg.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/24373\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/krogragg.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=24373"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/krogragg.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=24373"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/krogragg.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=24373"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}