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33 Dead In Myanmar Ferry Sinking, 26 Passengers Still Missing

Vittorio Hernandez   |

Mar 14, 2015 10:19 PM EDT

While ferrying more than 200 passengers from the town of Kyaukphy to Sittwe, a town in the western state of Rakhine, the vessel Aung Takon 3 sank off the coast of western Myanmar. The accident resulted in the death of 33 passengers.