DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) — A rescue ship has righted a tilted triple-deck ferry, revealing more bodies hours after the boat capsized near a dock in southern Bangladesh.
The bodies found inside the water-filled hull brought the death toll in Friday's sinking to 51 and authorities say they are conducting a thorough search for more possible victims.
The M.V. Coco, traveling from the capital, Dhaka, was packed with hundreds of travelers heading home for an Islamic festival when it went down as it arrived in a town, 64 miles to the south.
Some survivors say the boat hit a river shoal as it approached the terminal, breaking the hull and allowing water in. As passengers scrambled to disembark, the vessel then tipped and partially sank in the Tetulia River.
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