At least 15 people have died after a ferry carrying more than 350 passengers and crew members onboard sank in the waters off Philippines' southern coast. Search crews have rescued

An inter-island ferry with more than 350 on board sank off the southern Philippines after midnight. Rescuers saved at least 316 passengers and retrieved 15 bodies.

At least 15 people died and 316 were rescued after a ferry sank off the Philippines’ southern coast, authorities said on Monday. Search and rescue is ongoing.

At least seven people died after a passenger boat carrying more than 300 people capsized off the southern Philippine province of Basilan, the Philippine Coast Guard said.

MANILA >> The death toll after a ferry boat sank in the Southern Philippines has reached at least 15, with 316 people rescued, the Philippine Coast Guard said on Monday as the search continued for the dozens still missing.