MANILA, Philippines — Four people were dead and 81 remain missing when an inter-island ferry sank Thursday after it was battered by ferocious winds and waves in waters off Quezon Province. according to the Philippine Coast Guard. Armand Balilo, Coast Guard spokesman, said that based on the latest figure they received from the ground they had already rescued 166 individuals who were bound for Polilio Island when the ferry capsized. He added that Coast Guard assets might fly Saturday if operations were still ongoing by then. We are not discounting it," he said, adding that waves in the waters off Quezon are normally high at this time of the year.

Source: Philippine Star December 21, 2017 10:41 UTC