{
  "id": 6516988,
  "title": "Philippines ferry fire: 5 dead, 87 missing off Coron",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/10/philippines-ferry-fire-5-dead-87-missing-off-coron",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-10T01:07:58.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Gulf News",
    "slug": "gulf-news",
    "url": "https://gulfnews.com/world/asia/philippines/philippines-ferry-fire-5-dead-87-missing-off-coron-1.500669201"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Five individuals have perished and 87 others remain missing after a passenger ferry caught fire off Coron, Palawan, the Philippines. The M/V June Aster, carrying 134 people - 117 passengers and 17 crew members - experienced the inferno approximately six and a half miles northeast of Barangay Marcilla in Coron municipality at around 6:45 pm on Wednesday, according to the Philippine Coast Guard. The vessel was en route from Manila to Coron when the fire emerged. As of now, 42 individuals have been rescued, with 38 passengers and four crew members among them. Five casualties have been brought ashore, while the remaining 87 people are still unaccounted for. The exact cause of the fire remains unknown, with investigators yet to determine the circumstances, including the vessel's condition and maintenance. A search-and-rescue operation is ongoing, involving Coast Guard vessels, the Bureau of Fire Protection, Coron disaster-response teams, and local authorities. The disaster has struck Coron, a prominent Philippine tourist destination renowned for its beaches, diving sites, shipwrecks, and island-hopping routes.",
  "summary": "MANILA: At least five people have died and 87 remain unaccounted for after a passenger ferry caught fire off Coron, Palawan, as rescuers raced Thursday to find survivors in one of the Philippines' most popular tourist destinations. The M/V June Aster was carrying 134 people — 117 passengers and 17 crew members — when it caught fire at about 6:45 pm Wednesday in waters roughly 1.2 nautical miles…",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 11,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "NDTV",
        "title": "5 Dead, Over 80 Missing As Ferry Catches Fire In Philippines",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/10/5-dead-over-80-missing-as-ferry-catches-fire-in-philippines",
        "published": "2026-09-10T00:28:10.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "France 24",
        "title": "At least five killed, 87 missing after ferry fire in Philippines",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/10/at-least-five-killed-87-missing-after-ferry-fire-in-philippines",
        "published": "2026-09-10T01:24:32.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "DW News",
        "title": "Philippines: Several killed, dozens missing after fire on ferry",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/10/philippines-several-killed-dozens-missing-after-fire-on-ferry",
        "published": "2026-09-10T01:48:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Times of India",
        "title": "‘Flames engulfed vessel’: 5 killed, 87 missing in Philippines ferry fire; key points",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/10/flames-engulfed-vessel-5-killed-87-missing-in-philippines-ferry-fire",
        "published": "2026-09-10T01:49:35.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Guardian",
        "title": "Deadly Philippines ferry fire leaves scores of people missing",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/10/deadly-philippines-ferry-fire-leaves-scores-of-people-missing",
        "published": "2026-09-10T02:23:28.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Al Jazeera",
        "title": "Several dead, dozens missing after ferry fire in Philippines tourist spot",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/10/several-dead-dozens-missing-after-ferry-fire-in-philippines-tourist",
        "published": "2026-09-10T02:50:36.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Le Monde English",
        "title": "Ferry fire in the Philippines kills at least five, with dozens missing",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/10/ferry-fire-in-the-philippines-kills-at-least-five-with-dozens-missing",
        "published": "2026-09-10T03:41:58.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "People Daily Kenya",
        "title": "5 dead and 87 feared missing after Philippines ferry fire",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/10/5-dead-and-87-feared-missing-after-philippines-ferry-fire",
        "published": "2026-09-10T03:49:26.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "BBC World",
        "title": "Five dead and 86 missing as 'heartbreaking' fire breaks out on Philippines ferry",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/10/five-dead-and-86-missing-as-heartbreaking-fire-breaks-out-on",
        "published": "2026-09-10T04:08:07.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "KahawaTungu",
        "title": "Five dead and 86 missing as ‘heartbreaking’ fire breaks out on Philippines ferry",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/10/five-dead-and-86-missing-as-heartbreaking-fire-breaks-out-on-6585802",
        "published": "2026-09-10T12:25:58.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}