GRIM RETRIEVAL Images from video footage released by Philippine Coast Guard on Thursday show rescue workers retrieving the body of one of the victims who drowned after a boat capsized in Laguna Lake near Binangonan town in Rizal. The vessel (right) overturned due to strong winds and big waves whipped up by Typhoon 鈥淓gay.鈥欌�� (Photos on the tragedy from AFP and REUTERS)
MANILA, Philippines 鈥� The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) reported on Friday afternoon that the number of passengers who died in a motorized banca capsizing in Binangonan, Rizal, on Thursday, rose from 26 to 27.
The tragedy was caused by choppy waves whipped up by typhoon Egay (international name: Doksuri),聽 the PCG said.
It also adjusted the number of survivors from 40 to 43.
鈥淲e are verifying the cause of the adjusted numbers 鈥斅� revised tally based on the number of survivors, dead yesterday,鈥� the PCG said in a statement.
On Thursday afternoon, the PCG reported that the M/B Princess Aya overturned 50 yards (0.04572 kilometers) off Barangay Kalinawan.
Based on its initial investigation, only 22 people were listed on the boat鈥檚 passenger manifest.
The banca can only take a maximum of 42 passengers, including the boat captain and two crew members.
PCG resumed its search and retrieval operations at 6 a.m. on Friday.
It is set to conduct a parallel investigation of the incident with the Philippine National Police.
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