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SIBUYAN ISLAND, Philippines-Divers found bodies floating inside a ferry that sank in the central Philippines with over 800 people on board, a navy spokesman said on Tuesday, confirming grim fears."When they tried to enter the vessel they saw several corpses floating in the airpocket," Lieutenant Colonel Edgard Arevalo told Reuters.He said it was unclear how many bodies were there because it was dark.The bodies, still wearing lifevests, were trapped inside the Princess of the Stars when it went belly up off the central island of Sibuyan in waves as big as houses during Saturday's typhoon.Arevalo said the coast guard planned to bore a hole inside the 23,824 tonne vessel to retrieve the corpses.Drilling will have to be done cautiously because the ship is estimated to have around 100,000 liters of bunker fuel still on board.A U.S. military ship, the USNS Stockham, with helicopters on board, was on hand to help with rescue efforts.Princess of the Stars was resting upside down with the tip of its bow above the water and its stern resting on the bottom of the sea, easily visible from shore.To read more go to:
http://www.reuters.com/article/worldNews/idUSMAN9076220080624
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