Ferry ASIA PHILIPPINES caught fire and was soon engulfed in flames at around 1730 LT Aug 26, while approaching Batangas City, Philippines, from Calapan, Oriental Mindoro. 82 people and 15 plus vehicles were on board. Philippines Coast Guard rushed to rescue, at least 73 people were rescued, 1 one them hospitalize, and 9 are reported missing.
Ro-Ro/Passenger Ship ASIA PHILIPPINES is currently located at PHIL – Philippines at position 13° 37′ 45.3″ N, 121° 01′ 04.1″ E as reported by MarineTraffic Terrestrial Automatic Identification System on 2022-08-26 08:52 UTC (9 hours, 2 minutes ago)
The wind in this area at that time blows from Southeast direction at force 2 Beaufort.
The vessel departed from BATANGAS, PH on 2022-08-26 11:36 LT (UTC +8) and is currently sailing at 9.3 knots with Northwest direction heading to BATANGAS, PH with reported Estimated Time of Arrival at 2022-08-26 17:51 LT (UTC +8) local time (8 hours, 3 minutes ago)
ASIA PHILIPPINES (IMO: 7434262) is a Ro-Ro/Passenger Ship that was built in 1975 (47 years ago) and is sailing under the flag of Philippines.
It’s carrying capacity is 1053 Gross Tonnage and her current draught is reported to be 4.1 meters. Her length overall (LOA) is 67.19 meters and her width is 14.2 meters.
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Sources : Marine Traffic + Maritime Security
