Updated: August 18, 2013, 12:00 AM
In pictures: Hopes fade for survivors of Philippines ferry disaster
epa03827744 A Filipino fisherman in front of floating life rafts used by passengers after a ferry accident at the waters off Talisay City, Cebu province, central Philippines, 17 August 2013. The death toll in a ferry sinking in the central Philippines rose to 35 as rescuers searched for more than 200 still missing , the military said. Emergency workers have rescued 630 people from the waters off Talisay City in Cebu province, 580 km south of Manila, where the MV St Thomas of Aquinas sank on the evening of 16 August after colliding with a cargo ship.The coast guard said 870 people were on board the ferry. But the ship's owner said only 841 people were on its initial manifest. The vessel has an authorized capacity of 1,010. EPA/DENNIS M. SABANGAN *** Local Caption *** 03827744.jpg
Philippine Navy personnel lift a victim from one of the floating life rafts during rescue operations. AFP Photo / Ted Aljibe
Residents look for missing relatives on a list of survivors at the company's office in Cebu City, central Philippines. AFP Photo/Ted Aljibe
A boat sprays chemical despersal to contain an oil spill believed to be from a sunken ferry in Talisay town near Cebu City, central Philippines. AFP Photo/Ted Aljibe
Philippine's Navy rescuers wait for divers, who are searching for survivors and bodies from the sunk ferry that collided with a cargo vessel (background). Reuters/Erik De Castro
Forensic investigators examine the bodies recovered from a sunken passenger vessel in the waters off Talisay, Cebu in central Philippines. Reuters/Erik De Castro
A cluster of life rafts floate near the cargo ship Sulpicio Express Siete with its damaged bow a day after it collided with a passenger ferry. AP Photo/Bullit Marquez
A survivor, left, of the ill-fated passenger ferry MV Thomas Aquinas, cries as she is reunited with her relatives at the ticketing office of a shipping company. AP Photo/Bullit Marquez
An oil-slick is visible near the cargo ship Sulpicio Express Siete. AP Photo/Bullit Marquez
A crowd watches as divers continue their search and rescue operation off Talisay coast, Cebu province. AP Photo/Bullit Marquez
A nurse shows survivors the way to the hospital after they were rescued from a passenger vessel MV St Thomas Aquinas before it sank. Reuters/Stringer
Residents look for missing relatives on a list of survivors at the company's office in Cebu City, central Philippines. AFP Photo/Ted Aljibe