All 85 passengers and crew aboard burned ferry safely rescued in Philippines

Coast guard personnel help in controlling the fire on M/V Asia Philippines (Philippine Coast Guard via AP)

All 85 passengers and crew on board a ferry that caught fire south of Manila have been safely rescued with the search effort now ended, Philippine officials said.

The last two passengers thought to be unaccounted for on the M/V Asia Philippines, which was carrying 47 passengers and 38 crewmembers, turned out to have taken a different ferry.