'Overloading' may have led to deadly Philippine ferry sinking

The death toll has risen steadily since the Trisha Kerstin 3 went down off the coast of southwestern Mindanao on January 26, with the body of a woman pulled from the wreckage by divers Wednesday morning bringing the tally to 52. The triple-decker vessel capsized on nearly the same route where 31 people were killed in a 2023 fire aboard the Lady Mary Joy 3 ferry. Locally based Aleson Shipping Lines owned both ships. On Wednesday, transportation secretary Giovanni Lopez cited multiple safety violations...