The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) was expected to deploy divers on Tuesday to search for the remaining missing passengers after a vessel carrying more than 300 people capsized en route to the southern province of Sulu, leaving at least 18 dead. The Department of Transportation has also suspended the entire passenger fleet of Aleson Shipping, the operator of the sunken vessel, noting that the company has been involved in 32 maritime accidents. The PCG said 316 people have been rescued, while 10 remain missing, after the M/V Trisha Kerstin 3 sank shortly after midnight on Monday while en route to Jolo in Sulu province after departing from Zamboanga.

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