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Officials of the Maritime Industry Authority (MARINA), the Philippine Department of Transportation (DOTr), and the Philippine Coast Guard conduct a press conference to explain the filing of charges against shipping company Aleson Shipping Lines and a number of government personnel in connection with the loss of the ferry Trisha Kerstin 3 along with over 51 passengers and crew, February 11, 2026. L-R: MARINA Administrator Sonia Malaluan, acting DOTr Secretary Giovanni Lopez, and Philippine Coast Guard Commandant Admiral Ronnie Gil Gavan
Drawing of new TT-Line Ro-Pax ferry
Buquebus' new ferry with the MES slides and liferafts deployed
A Finnlines ferry
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Philippine Coast Guard personnel bring a recovered cadaver on board the multi-role response vessel BRP Melchora Aquino off Basilan province, February 9, 2026. The deceased individual has been identified as one of at least 51 people who perished after the Ro-Pax ferry Trisha Kerstin 3 sank in those same waters less than a month earlier.
Ceremony marking the completion of Stena Line's acquisition of Wasaline, February 9, 2026
Austal Philippines holds a plate cutting ceremony to mark the official start of constriction of a new high-speed ferry for Swedish transport company Gotlandsbolaget, February 5, 2026.
A Galeotta
The Philippine Coast Guard multi-role response vessel BRP Tubbataha and other small boats assist in the search for the missing victims of the sinking of the ferry Trisha Kerstin 3 in the waters off Basilan province. As of February 4, 2026, when this photograph was taken, the incident had a confirmed death toll of 45.
Blue Star Patmos in 2025
Stena Nautica
Passengers awaiting embarkation Ports of Stockholm
Philippine Coast Guard personnel inspect the burned-out engine room of the ferry Maria Felisa after a fire ignited on board on February 1, 2026. The vessel was en route to the Port of Lipata in Surigao del Norte province when the incident occurred.
Philippine Coast Guard personnel transport the recovered remains of two people who perished after the ferry Trisha Kerstin 3 sank off Basilan province. The incident had a confirmed death toll of 42 as of February 2, 2026.
Philippine Coast Guard personnel handle the remains of some of the victims of the sinking of the ferry Trisha Kerstin 3 in the waters off Basilan province in the southern Philippines. The incident, which occurred on January 26, 2026, left at least 40 dead.
Ningtailun
GNV Aurora
Civilian volunteers aboard a small skiff recover the remains of some of the victims of the sinking of the ferry Trisha Kerstin 3 off Basilan province in the southern Philippines. The incident had a confirmed death toll of 29 as of January 29, 2026.
Rendering of the replacement ferry Tustumena
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