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Coast Guard rescuers carry one of the bodies retrieved from a collision of a ferry and a fishing boat in waters off Limbones Island in Cavite, December 24. 2009, Jeff Canoy, ABS-CBN News

Still no sight of ill-fated ferry

abs-cbnNEWS.com as of 12/26/2009 1:08 PM

MANILA, Philippines (1st UDPATE) - The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) has yet to pinpoint the exact location of the ill-fated ferry Catalyn B, a radio report said Saturday, 3 days after the ferry sank with more than 70 passengers off Cavite province.

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Issued At: 5:00 a.m., 26 December 2009
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