# VID: Ferry with 544 passengers catches fire in Philippines' port. Aug 15

**URL:** <https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/vid-ferry-with-544-passengers-catches-fire-in-philippines-port-aug-15/15159>\
**Category:** Marine Incidents\
**Created:** [August 15, 2015, 4:36am UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/vid-ferry-with-544-passengers-catches-fire-in-philippines-port-aug-15/15159 "2015-08-15T04:36:39Z")\
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**Post date:** [August 15, 2015, 4:36am UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/vid-ferry-with-544-passengers-catches-fire-in-philippines-port-aug-15/15159/1 "2015-08-15T04:36:39Z")

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MV Wonderful Stars with 544 passengers caught fire after docking. All passengers were safe and only 3 crew suffered bruises, officials said.  
A two-story ferry was engulfed in smoke as firefighters struggled to put out the blaze hours after the fire broke out. The ship had just arrived at a pier in the port city of Ormoc on Leyte Island from nearby Cebu city.