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A survivor goes out of a hospital in Cebu, central Philippines late Friday Aug. 16, 2013. Passenger ferry MV Thomas Aquinas with nearly 700 people aboard sank near the central Philippine port of Cebu on Friday night after colliding with a cargo vessel, and a survivor said he saw bodies in the sea. (AP Photo/Chester Baldicantos) ( Philippines Ship )

A body lies in a morgue at the hospital at a hospital in Cebu after a ferry collided with a cargo ship in Cebu, central Philippines on August 17, 2013. At least 17 people died while nearly 600 others were rescued after a ferry collided with a cargo ship in the Philippines on Friday, authorities said. The Thomas Aquinas ferry, which was believed to be carrying about 700 passengers, sank quickly after colliding with a freighter near the port of Cebu, the country's second biggest city, coastguard spokesman Commander Armando Balilo said. CHESTER BALDICANTOS/AFP/Getty Images ( 522137862 )

Survivors arrive at a hospital in Cebu after a ferry collided with a cargo ship in Cebu, central Philippines on August 17, 2013. At least 17 people died while nearly 600 others were rescued after a ferry collided with a cargo ship in the Philippines on Friday, authorities said. The Thomas Aquinas ferry, which was believed to be carrying about 700 passengers, sank quickly after colliding with a freighter near the port of Cebu, the country's second biggest city, coastguard spokesman Commander Armando Balilo said. CHESTER BALDICANTOS/AFP/Getty Images ( 522137931 )

A survivor (R) is helped as she arrives at hospital early on August 17, 2013 after a ferry collided with a cargo ship off Cebu in the central Philippines. Rescuers in helicopters and boats were on August 17 desperately searching for nearly 300 people missing after the Thomas Aquinas ferry sank in the Philippines, with at least 24 already confirmed killed. AFP PHOTOSTR/AFP/Getty Images ( 522143277 )

Damaaged cargo ship Sulpicio Express Siete is seen a day after it collided with a passenger ferry off the waters of Talisay city, Cebu province in central Philippines, Saturday Aug. 17, 2013. Divers combed through a sunken ferry Saturday to retrieve the bodies of more than 200 people still missing from an overnight collision with a cargo vessel near the central Philippine port of Cebu that sent passengers jumping into the ocean and leaving many others trapped. At least 28 were confirmed dead and hundreds rescued. The captain of the ferry MV Thomas Aquinas, which was approaching the port late Friday, ordered the ship abandoned when it began listing and then sank just minutes after collision with the MV Sulpicio Express, coast guard deputy chief Rear Adm. Luis Tuason said. (AP Photo/Bullit Marquez) ( APTOPIX Philippines Ferry Collision )

Philippine Navy and Philippine Coast Guard divers retrieve a body from the waters off the coast of Talisay city, Cebu province, in central Philippines Saturday Aug. 17, 2013, a day after a passenger ferry MV Thomas of Aquinas collided with a cargo ship Sulpicio Express Siete. Divers combed through a sunken ferry Saturday to retrieve the bodies of more than 200 people still missing from an overnight collision with a cargo vessel near the central Philippine port of Cebu that sent passengers jumping into the ocean and leaving many others trapped. At least 28 were confirmed dead and hundreds rescued. The captain of the ferry MV Thomas Aquinas, which was approaching the port late Friday, ordered the ship abandoned when it began listing and then sank just minutes after collision with the MV Sulpicio Express, coast guard deputy chief Rear Adm. Luis Tuason said. (AP Photo/Bullit Marquez) ( Philippines Ferry Collision )

Philippine Navy personnel retrieve a dead body from the sea believed to be one of the passengers from the sunken ferry St. Thomas Aquinas on August 17, 2013 after it collided with a cargo ship the night before off the town of Talisay near the Philippines' second largest city of Cebu. Philippine rescuers searched on August 17 for more than 200 people missing after the ferry collided with the cargo ship in thick darkness and sank almost instantly, with 26 already confirmed dead. TED ALJIBE/AFP/Getty Images ( 522146900 )

An oil-slick is seen in the waters off Talisay, Cebu province Saturday Aug. 17, 2013, a day after the cargo ship Sulpicio Express Siete collided with a passenger ferry about 2 kilometers from the shore in central Philippines. Divers combed through a sunken ferry Saturday to retrieve the bodies of more than 200 people still missing from an overnight collision with the cargo vessel near the central Philippine port of Cebu that sent passengers jumping into the ocean and leaving many others trapped. At least 28 were confirmed dead and hundreds rescued. The captain of the ferry MV Thomas Aquinas, which was approaching the port late Friday, ordered the ship abandoned when it began listing and then sank just minutes after collision with the MV Sulpicio Express, coast guard deputy chief Rear Adm. Luis Tuason said. (AP Photo/Bullit Marquez) ( Philippines Ferry Collision )

A cluster of life rafts floate near the cargo ship Sulpicio Express Siete with its damaged bow a day after it collided with a passenger ferry off the waters of Talisay city, Cebu province in central Philippines, Saturday Aug. 17, 2013. Divers combed through a sunken ferry Saturday to retrieve the bodies of more than 200 people still missing from an overnight collision with a cargo vessel near the central Philippine port of Cebu that sent passengers jumping into the ocean and leaving many others trapped. At least 28 were confirmed dead and hundreds rescued. The captain of the ferry MV Thomas Aquinas, which was approaching the port late Friday, ordered the ship abandoned when it began listing and then sank just minutes after collision with the MV Sulpicio Express, coast guard deputy chief Rear Adm. Luis Tuason said. (AP Photo/Bullit Marquez) ( Philippines Ferry Collision )

Relatives check the lists of survivors and the still-missing passengers and crew of the ill-fated passenger ferry MV Thomas Aquinas, outside the ticketing office of a shipping company, Saturday Aug. 17, 2013, a day after the ferry collided with a cargo ship, the MV Sulpicio Express Siete, off the waters of Talisay city, Cebu province in central Philippines. Divers combed through the sunken ferry Saturday in search of dozens of people missing after the collision that sent passengers jumping into the ocean and leaving many others trapped. At least 31 were confirmed dead and hundreds rescued. (AP Photo/Bullit Marquez) ( Philippines Ferry Collision )

A survivor, left, of the ill-fated passenger ferry MV Thomas Aquinas, is comforted by a relative outside the ticketing office of a shipping company, Saturday Aug. 17, 2013, a day after the ferry collided with a cargo ship, the MV Sulpicio Express Siete, off the waters of Talisay city, Cebu province in central Philippines. Divers combed through the sunken ferry Saturday in search of dozens of people missing after the collision that sent passengers jumping into the ocean and leaving many others trapped. At least 31 were confirmed dead and hundreds rescued. (AP Photo/Bullit Marquez) ( APTOPIX Philippines Ferry Collision )

Philippine Coast Guard divers bring down a rubber boat as they prepare to be deployed to augment rescue operations in Cebu from their headquarters in Manila, Philippines on Saturday, Aug. 17, 2013. A ferry with more than 800 people aboard sank near the central Philippine port of Cebu after colliding with a cargo vessel, killing at least 28 people. Hundreds have been rescued but more than 200 are still missing, the coast guard said Saturday. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila) ( Philippines Ferry Collision )

Philippine Coast Guard divers board a ship carrying oxygen tanks as they prepare to be deployed to augment rescue operations in Cebu from their headquarters in Manila, Philippines on Saturday, Aug. 17, 2013. A ferry with more than 800 people aboard sank near the central Philippine port of Cebu after colliding with a cargo vessel, killing at least 28 people. Hundreds have been rescued but more than 200 are still missing, the coast guard said Saturday. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila) ( Philippines Ferry Collision )

A cluster of life rafts ifloat near the damaged cargo ship Sulpicio Express Siete Saturday Aug. 17, 2013, a day after it collided with a passenger ferry off the waters of Talisay city, Cebu province in central Philippines. Divers combed through a sunken ferry Saturday to retrieve the bodies of more than 200 people still missing from an overnight collision with a cargo vessel near the central Philippine port of Cebu that sent passengers jumping into the ocean and leaving many others trapped. At least 28 were confirmed dead and hundreds rescued. The captain of the ferry MV Thomas Aquinas, which was approaching the port late Friday, ordered the ship abandoned when it began listing and then sank just minutes after collision with the MV Sulpicio Express, coast guard deputy chief Rear Adm. Luis Tuason said. (AP Photo/Bullit Marquez) ( Philippines Ferry Collision )

Life rafts from the sunken ferry St. Thomas Aquinas are pictured on the sea on August 17, 2013 after it collided with a cargo ship the night before off the town of Talisay near the Philippines' second largest city of Cebu. Philippine rescuers searched on August 17 for more than 200 people missing after the ferry collided with the cargo ship in thick darkness and sank almost instantly, with 26 already confirmed dead. TED ALJIBE/AFP/Getty Images ( 522146904 )

Philippine Navy and Coast Guard divers retrieve a body from the waters off the coast of Talisay city, Cebu province a day after a passenger ferry MV Thomas of Aquinas collided with a cargo ship Sulpicio Express Siete in central Philippines Saturday Aug. 17, 2013. Divers combed through a sunken ferry Saturday to retrieve the bodies of more than 200 people still missing from an overnight collision with a cargo vessel near the central Philippine port of Cebu that sent passengers jumping into the ocean and leaving many others trapped. At least 28 were confirmed dead and hundreds rescued. The captain of the ferry MV Thomas Aquinas, which was approaching the port late Friday, ordered the ship abandoned when it began listing and then sank just minutes after collision with the MV Sulpicio Express, coast guard deputy chief Rear Adm. Luis Tuason said. (AP Photo/Bullit Marquez) ( Philippines Ferry Collision )

A cluster of life rafts is seen floating near the cargo ship Sulpicio Express Siete Saturday Aug. 17, 2013, a day after the cargo ship collided with a passenger ferry off the waters of Talisay city, Cebu province in central Philippines. Divers combed through a sunken ferry Saturday to retrieve the bodies of more than 200 people still missing from an overnight collision with a cargo vessel near the central Philippine port of Cebu that sent passengers jumping into the ocean and leaving many others trapped. At least 28 were confirmed dead and hundreds rescued. (AP Photo/Bullit Marquez) ( Philippines Ferry Collision )

Philippine Navy divers retrieve a body from the waters off the coast of Talisay city, Cebu province, in central Philippines Saturday Aug. 17, 2013, a day after a passenger ferry MV Thomas of Aquinas collided with a cargo ship Sulpicio Express Siete. Divers combed through a sunken ferry Saturday to retrieve the bodies of more than 200 people still missing from an overnight collision with a cargo vessel near the central Philippine port of Cebu that sent passengers jumping into the ocean and leaving many others trapped. At least 28 were confirmed dead and hundreds rescued. The captain of the ferry MV Thomas Aquinas, which was approaching the port late Friday, ordered the ship abandoned when it began listing and then sank just minutes after collision with the MV Sulpicio Express, coast guard deputy chief Rear Adm. Luis Tuason said. (AP Photo/Bullit Marquez) ( Philippines Ferry Collision )

A survivor, left, of the ill-fated passenger ferry MV Thomas Aquinas, cries as she is reunited with her relatives at the ticketing office of a shipping company, Saturday Aug. 17, 2013, a day after the ferry collided with a cargo ship, the MV Sulpicio Express Siete, off the waters of Talisay city, Cebu province in central Philippines. Divers combed through the sunken ferry Saturday in search of dozens of people missing after the collision that sent passengers jumping into the ocean and leaving many others trapped. At least 31 were confirmed dead and hundreds rescued. (AP Photo/Bullit Marquez) ( Philippines Ferry Collision )

A cluster of life rafts floats near the cargo ship Sulpicio Express Siete Saturday Aug. 17, 2013, a day after it collided with a passenger ferry off the waters of Talisay city, Cebu province in central Philippines. Divers combed through a sunken ferry Saturday to retrieve the bodies of more than 200 people still missing from an overnight collision with a cargo vessel near the central Philippine port of Cebu that sent passengers jumping into the ocean and leaving many others trapped. At least 28 were confirmed dead and hundreds rescued. The captain of the ferry MV Thomas Aquinas, which was approaching the port late Friday, ordered the ship abandoned when it began listing and then sank just minutes after collision with the MV Sulpicio Express, coast guard deputy chief Rear Adm. Luis Tuason said. (AP Photo/Bullit Marquez) ( Philippines Ferry Collision )

A volunteer paddles close to the damaged bow of the cargo ship Sulpicio Express Siete Saturday Aug. 17, 2013, a day after it collided with the passenger ferry MV Thomas of Aquinas off the coast of Talisay city, Cebu province, in central Philippines. Divers combed through a sunken ferry Saturday to retrieve the bodies of more than 200 people still missing from an overnight collision with a cargo vessel near the central Philippine port of Cebu that sent passengers jumping into the ocean and leaving many others trapped. At least 28 were confirmed dead and hundreds rescued. The captain of the ferry MV Thomas Aquinas, which was approaching the port late Friday, ordered the ship abandoned when it began listing and then sank just minutes after collision with the MV Sulpicio Express, coast guard deputy chief Rear Adm. Luis Tuason said. (AP Photo/Bullit Marquez) ( APTOPIX Philippines Ferry Collision )

Philippine Navy personnel (R) personnel search for survivors and dead bodies on floating life rafts from the sunken ferry St. Thomas Aquinas on August 17, 2013 after it collided with a cargo ship the night before off the town of Talisay near the Philippines' second largest city of Cebu. Philippine rescuers searched on August 17 for more than 200 people missing after the ferry collided with the cargo ship in thick darkness and sank almost instantly, with 26 already confirmed dead. TED ALJIBE/AFP/Getty Images ( 522146921 )

A young fisherman with his right foot tainted with oil believed to be from the sunken ferry St. Thomas Aquinas sits at the bow of his boat on August 17, 2013 as rescue operations continue (in background) after the morning after the ferry collided with a cargo ship off the town of Talisay near the Philippines' second largest city of Cebu. Philippine rescuers searched on August 17 for more than 200 people missing after the ferry collided with the cargo ship in thick darkness and sank almost instantly, with 26 already confirmed dead. TED ALJIBE/AFP/Getty Images ( 522146928 )