MANILA: Fishermen and rescue workers hauled dozens of people out of the ocean after a ferry sank in the central Philippines on Friday, but at least two passengers drowned, authorities said.

In the latest disaster to hit the nation's notoriously dangerous sea transport industry, the ferry mysteriously sank in calm weather before dawn about two kilometres (1.2 miles) from Burias island.

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