Divers resume recovery operations for Philippines ferry

Updated June 25, 2008 14:46:22

A capsized ferry in the central Philippines towers over a boat carrying navy and air force divers. [AFP]

Navy divers in the Philippines will resume their recovery work on Wednesday morning at the wreck of a ferry that capsized on the weekend.

More than 800 people were on board the ship that tipped over in Typhoon Fengshen.

Divers who entered the wreck yesterday said that there were "many" bodies inside.

Only about 40 people are known to have survived and authorities say their priority is extracting the bodies from the ferry.