In photos: 'Philippines Sunken Ferry - Recovery/Rescue Operations'

A US Navy boat manuevers near the sunken ferry ship MV Princess of the Stars during the combined U.S and Philippines search and rescue operations off the coast of Sibuyan Island of Romblon province, 300 kilometres south of Manila, Philippines on 25 June 2008 . US President George W Bush offered his "deep condolences" and US resources to the Philippines suffering from a damaging typhoon, at a White House meeting with Philippine President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo. Aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan arrived in the region to help with recovery efforts, Bush said. At least 70 people were confirmed killed in the sinking of the MV Princess of the Stars, while 48 survived, according to the Coast Guard. The almost 24,000-tonne ferry was carrying 864 passengers and crew when it sank Saturday off Sibuyan Island, 300 kilometres south of Manila, at the height of a typhoon. Eighty-one of the passengers were children. EPA/DENNIS M. SABANGAN

US Navy boats seen near the sunken ferry ship MV Princess of the Stars during the combined U.S and Philippines search and rescue operations off the coast of Sibuyan Island of Romblon province, 300 kilometres south of Manila, Philippines on 25 June 2008. US President George W Bush offered his "deep condolences" and US resources to the Philippines suffering from a damaging typhoon, at a White House meeting with Philippine President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo. Aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan arrived in the region to help with recovery efforts, Bush said. At least 70 people were confirmed killed in the sinking of the MV Princess of the Stars, while 48 survived, according to the Coast Guard. The almost 24,000-tonne ferry was carrying 864 passengers and crew when it sank Saturday off Sibuyan Island, 300 kilometres south of Manila, at the height of a typhoon. Eighty-one of the passengers were children. EPA/DENNIS M. SABANGAN

Filipino rescue divers float near the sunken ferry ship MV Princess of the Stars during the combined U.S and Philippines search and rescue operations off the coast of Sibuyan Island of Romblon province, 300 kilometres south of Manila, Philippines on 25 June 2008. US President George W Bush offered his "deep condolences" and US resources to the Philippines suffering from a damaging typhoon, at a White House meeting with Philippine President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo. Aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan arrived in the region to help with recovery efforts, Bush said. At least 70 people were confirmed killed in the sinking of the MV Princess of the Stars, while 48 survived, according to the Coast Guard. The almost 24,000-tonne ferry was carrying 864 passengers and crew when it sank Saturday off Sibuyan Island, 300 kilometres south of Manila, at the height of a typhoon. Eighty-one of the passengers were children. EPA/DENNIS M. SABANGAN

Filipino fishermen near the sunken ferry ship MV Princess of the Stars during the combined U.S and Philippines search and rescue operations off the coast of Sibuyan Island of Romblon province, 300 kilometres south of Manila, Philippines on 25 June 2008 . US President George W Bush offered his "deep condolences" and US resources to the Philippines suffering from a damaging typhoon, at a White House meeting with Philippine President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo. Aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan arrived in the region to help with recovery efforts, Bush said. At least 70 people were confirmed killed in the sinking of the MV Princess of the Stars, while 48 survived, according to the Coast Guard. The almost 24,000-tonne ferry was carrying 864 passengers and crew when it sank Saturday off Sibuyan Island, 300 kilometres south of Manila, at the height of a typhoon. Eighty-one of the passengers were children. EPA/DENNIS M. SABANGAN

A US Navy boat manuevers near the sunken ferry ship MV Princess of the Stars during the combined U.S and Philippines search and rescue operations off the coast of Sibuyan Island of Romblon province, 300 kilometres south of Manila, Philippines on 25 June 2008. US President George W Bush offered his "deep condolences" and US resources to the Philippines suffering from a damaging typhoon, at a White House meeting with Philippine President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo. Aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan arrived in the region to help with recovery efforts, Bush said. At least 70 people were confirmed killed in the sinking of the MV Princess of the Stars, while 48 survived, according to the Coast Guard. The almost 24,000-tonne ferry was carrying 864 passengers and crew when it sank Saturday off Sibuyan Island, 300 kilometres south of Manila, at the height of a typhoon. Eighty-one of the passengers were children. EPA/DENNIS M. SABANGAN

Filipino rescue team manuevers near the sunken ferry ship MV Princess of the Stars during the combined U.S and Philippines search and rescue operations off the coast of Sibuyan Island of Romblon province, 300 kilometres south of Manila, Philippines on 25 June 2008. US President George W Bush offered his "deep condolences" and US resources to the Philippines suffering from a damaging typhoon, at a White House meeting with Philippine President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo. Aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan arrived in the region to help with recovery efforts, Bush said. At least 70 people were confirmed killed in the sinking of the MV Princess of the Stars, while 48 survived, according to the Coast Guard. The almost 24,000-tonne ferry was carrying 864 passengers and crew when it sank Saturday off Sibuyan Island, 300 kilometres south of Manila, at the height of a typhoon. Eighty-one of the passengers were children. EPA/DENNIS M. SABANGAN

Filipino rescue team manuevers near the sunken ferry ship MV Princess of the Stars during the combined U.S and Philippines search and rescue operations off the coast of Sibuyan Island of Romblon province, 300 kilometres south of Manila, Philippines on 25 June 2008. US President George W Bush offered his "deep condolences" and US resources to the Philippines suffering from a damaging typhoon, at a White House meeting with Philippine President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo. Aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan arrived in the region to help with recovery efforts, Bush said. At least 70 people were confirmed killed in the sinking of the MV Princess of the Stars, while 48 survived, according to the Coast Guard. The almost 24,000-tonne ferry was carrying 864 passengers and crew when it sank Saturday off Sibuyan Island, 300 kilometres south of Manila, at the height of a typhoon. Eighty-one of the passengers were children. EPA/DENNIS M. SABANGAN

A US Navy Seahawk maneuvers near the sunken ferry ship MV Princess of the Stars during the combined U.S and Philippines search and rescue operations off the coast of Sibuyan Island of Romblon province, 300 kilometres south of Manila, Philippines on 25 June 2008. US President George W Bush offered his "deep condolences" and US resources to the Philippines suffering from a damaging typhoon, at a White House meeting with Philippine President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo. Aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan arrived in the region to help with recovery efforts, Bush said. At least 70 people were confirmed killed in the sinking of the MV Princess of the Stars, while 48 survived, according to the Coast Guard. The almost 24,000-tonne ferry was carrying 864 passengers and crew when it sank Saturday off Sibuyan Island, 300 kilometres south of Manila, at the height of a typhoon. Eighty-one of the passengers were children. EPA/DENNIS M. SABANGAN

A Filipino rescuer retrieves a body near the sunken ferry ship MV Princess of the Stars during the combined U.S and Philippines search and rescue operations off the coast of Sibuyan Island of Romblon province, 300 kilometres south of Manila, Philippines on 25 June 2008. US President George W Bush offered his "deep condolences" and US resources to the Philippines suffering from a damaging typhoon, at a White House meeting with Philippine President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo. Aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan arrived in the region to help with recovery efforts, Bush said. At least 70 people were confirmed killed in the sinking of the MV Princess of the Stars, while 48 survived, according to the Coast Guard. The almost 24,000-tonne ferry was carrying 864 passengers and crew when it sank Saturday off Sibuyan Island, 300 kilometres south of Manila, at the height of a typhoon. Eighty-one of the passengers were children. EPA/DENNIS M. SABANGAN

A US Navy rescuer submerges from the water near the sunken ferry ship MV Princess of the Stars during the combined U.S and Philippines search and rescue operations off the coast of Sibuyan Island of Romblon province, 300 kilometres south of Manila, Philippines on 25 June 2008. US President George W Bush offered his "deep condolences" and US resources to the Philippines suffering from a damaging typhoon, at a White House meeting with Philippine President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo. Aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan arrived in the region to help with recovery efforts, Bush said. At least 70 people were confirmed killed in the sinking of the MV Princess of the Stars, while 48 survived, according to the Coast Guard. The almost 24,000-tonne ferry was carrying 864 passengers and crew when it sank Saturday off Sibuyan Island, 300 kilometres south of Manila, at the height of a typhoon. Eighty-one of the passengers were children. EPA/DENNIS M. SABANGAN

Fishing boats float near the sunken ferry ship MV Princess of the Stars during the combined U.S and Philippines search and rescue operations off the coast of Sibuyan Island of Romblon province, 300 kilometres south of Manila, Philippines on 25 June 2008. US President George W Bush offered his "deep condolences" and US resources to the Philippines suffering from a damaging typhoon, at a White House meeting with Philippine President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo. Aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan arrived in the region to help with recovery efforts, Bush said. At least 70 people were confirmed killed in the sinking of the MV Princess of the Stars, while 48 survived, according to the Coast Guard. The almost 24,000-tonne ferry was carrying 864 passengers and crew when it sank Saturday off Sibuyan Island, 300 kilometres south of Manila, at the height of a typhoon. Eighty-one of the passengers were children. EPA/DENNIS M. SABANGAN

A US Navy rescuer jumps in the water near the sunken ferry ship MV Princess of the Stars during the combined U.S and Philippines search and rescue operations off the coast of Sibuyan Island of Romblon province, 300 kilometres south of Manila, Philippines on 25 June 2008. US President George W Bush offered his "deep condolences" and US resources to the Philippines suffering from a damaging typhoon, at a White House meeting with Philippine President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo. Aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan arrived in the region to help with recovery efforts, Bush said. At least 70 people were confirmed killed in the sinking of the MV Princess of the Stars, while 48 survived, according to the Coast Guard. The almost 24,000-tonne ferry was carrying 864 passengers and crew when it sank Saturday off Sibuyan Island, 300 kilometres south of Manila, at the height of a typhoon. Eighty-one of the passengers were children. EPA/DENNIS M. SABANGAN

A Filipino fisherman passes the sunken ferry ship MV Princess of the Stars off the coast of Sibuyan Island of Romblon province, 300 kilometres south of Manila, Philippines on 25 June 2008. US President George W Bush offered his "deep condolences" and US resources to the Philippines suffering from a damaging typhoon, at a White House meeting with Philippine President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo. Aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan arrived in the region to help with recovery efforts, Bush said. At least 70 people were confirmed killed in the sinking of the MV Princess of the Stars, while 48 survived, according to the Coast Guard. The almost 24,000-tonne ferry was carrying 864 passengers and crew when it sank Saturday off Sibuyan Island, 300 kilometres south of Manila, at the height of a typhoon. Eighty-one of the passengers were children. EPA/DENNIS M. SABANGAN

Handout photo released by the Office of Philippine Vice-President Noli De Castro on 24 June 2008 shows Philippine Coast Guard rescue units trying to approach the sunken ferry ship MV Princess of the Stars off the coast of Sibuyan Island in Romblon province, 300 kilometres south of Manila, Philippines. EPA/EGAY MONTANA/OFFICE OF VICE-PRESIDENT NOLI DE CASTRO