MANILA – A ferry carrying 342 passengers sank on the morning of Jan 26 in southern Philippines, leaving at least eight dead, a local mayor said.

There were “8 confirmed casualties” so far from the sinking of the M/V Trisha Kerstin 3, which was travelling to the island of Sulu, Ms Arsina Laja Kahing-Nanoh, a town mayor in Basilan province, said in a Facebook post.