Photos: Ferry capsizes off Philippines

Rescuers help passengers from a capsized ferry off Ormoc city on Leyte Island in the Philippines on July 2.

(Ignatius Martin / Associated Press)

July 2, 2015 7:27 AM PT

A ferry carrying 189 passengers and crew capsized Thursday minutes after it left a central Philippine port in choppy waters, coast guard officials said.

Police and rescuers comfort a crying passenger after he was brought ashore from capsized ferry in the Philippines on July 2.

(John Pilapil / Associated Press)

Rescue workers gather at the scene of a capsized ferry in the Philippines on July 2.

(Ignatius Martin / Associated Press)