607 Rescued, at Least 9 Dead in Ferry Sinking

Vessels from shipping companies, the coast guard and local fishermen resumed a search today for dozens missing after a ferry carrying more than 650 people sank off the central Philippines. At least 607 people have been rescued from the Asia South Korea, which sank Thursday near Bantayan Island, about 300 miles southeast of Manila. At least nine people died in the accident. The bodies of a boy and girl, still wearing life jackets, washed ashore on a nearby island, police said. It wasn’t clear if they were counted among the nine official dead or if they brought the total to 11. Among those rescued was a 21-year-old student who was found on a reef 20 miles from where the ferry sank.