Tuesday, divers found bodies of the passengers who were on board of a Philippine ferry, which capsized during a typhoon. According to Reuters, authorities said that there were about 800 persons on board of the MV Princess of the Stars when the vessel capsized and turned upside down on Saturday, off the Coast of Sibuyan Island.

Officials fear that there are many more bodies in the 23,824 tone vessel. Only about 33 people managed to be rescued so far. Lieutenant Commander Inocencio Rosario of the coast guard said that there was little hope of finding anyone alive.

The bodies were all swollen because of the water and divers had to cut some cables that were wrapped around the corpses. One victim was believed to be a crew member. In order to bring the rest of the bodies to the surface, authorities want to make a hole inside the ferry in order to pull the corpses out. They will have to be careful, because there are about 100,000 liters of bunker fuel still on board.

Even though officials reported that the boat had 747 passengers on board, Monday they said there were more than 800. Everybody is asking why the ship was allowed to leave in the first place, given the fact that the typhoon was approaching.

The owner of Princess of the Stars Sulpicio Lines said that they had the coast guard’s approval. The company was order to suspend its services, while an investigation would clear things out.

This was not the first time when the company had this kind of accidents. In 1987, the Dona Paz ferry crashed into an oil tanker and 4,000 people died. The Philippines has had many problems and disasters of this kind, because the waters are not very safe and the ships are not properly equipped.

The Fengshen typhoon, the seventh typhoon this year, caused much damage and forced the evacuation of over 200,000 people.