The Philippine Coast Guard discovered bodies aboard the M/V June Aster on Friday after a fire swept through the ferry "in seconds" and it ran aground near the tourist hotspot Coron, Palawan, the coast guard said. The bodies were found in the economy accommodation area, according to the coast guard. Five people have been confirmed dead, and officials said the figure is sure to grow, with dozens of people still missing. Coast guard spokeswoman Commodore Noemie Cayabyab said the coast guard could not yet provide exact numbers on what it saw during the search. She said numbers would be provided once retrieval and recovery operations are conducted, and that a meeting was underway to determine the proper protocols for that process. Cayabyab added that the entire ship had now been searched. The fire erupted on Wednesday.