# Deadly ferry accidents raise maritime safety concerns

https://mins.news/en/video/70024

- CNA, 2026-09-23 04:39 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oIOyMBnj7mw

> Salvage work continues off Palawan two weeks after the passenger ferry MV June Aster caught fire, with the Philippine Coast Guard still looking for eight missing passengers as evidence collection nears completion. Four days later, Indonesia’s passenger ferry Virgo Transport 8 sank in the Java Sea on Sep 13, renewing scrutiny of safety at sea.

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