Seven people were killed, while three others were in critical condition after a fit engulfed a fastcraft vessel off Real, Quezon Monday morning, May 23, 2022, the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) said. The fire rapidly spread from the engine room to the upper passenger deck of the M/V Mercraft 2 while it was approaching a port in Real, said town administrator Filomena Portales. The vessel was en route to the town in Quezon province from Polillo Island. Many of the 134 passengers and crew jumped into the water and were plucked from the sea by motorboats and cargo vessels, coast guard officials said.

7 dead, 120 rescued in ferry fire off Quezon. (2022, May 24). SunStar Bacolod, p. 3.