Four bodies, including that of a baby, were recovered by Coast Guard (CG) divers during Wednesday's retrieval operations for missing passengers of the ill-fated ferry Catalyn B off the waters of Limbones Island in Cavite province. The Coast Guard said the first recovered body was that of Mario Redublo, 63, of Barangay Maguinhawa, Lubang, Occidental Mindoro. The victim was identified through a senior citizen's identification card found in his possession.. The three other bodies recovered from the Catalyn B, which was sank 21 feet below the surface and 2 nautical miles from Limbones Island, belonged to two women and a baby. The first female victim was described as 30 to 35 years old, wearing a pink and white striped blouse and black pants, a bracelet and has a keychain with the name Shane Mabel. The second female body was wearing a brown pedal pants, a dark green jacket, a black blouse and a Seiko watch. It also has a Nokia cellular phone and authorities place the woman's age at 40. The Coast Guard said the last body recovered from the sunken ship belonged to a baby, probably one-year-old. The baby was wearing a pink overall and a yellow shirt with a butterfly design. A pink pacifier and a pair of earrings were also recovered from the baby's body. Lt. Col. Armand Balilo, PCG spokesman, said the 8-man retrieval team started diving on Wednesday morning. The retrieval was temporarily halted at 4 P.M. to bring the recovered bodies to the PCG's main headquarters in Manila. – ABS
