At least 18 dead but over 300 rescued as ferry sinks in the Philippines — luggage scale generates own power
Ferry Lessons and a Self‑Powered Luggage Scale The night air smelled like sea salt and diesel, a familiar mix along southern Philippine piers. Plastic chairs scraped across damp concrete. Vendors hawked coffee in plastic cups, and a boy with clever eyes wove through the crowd selling rain ponchos from a cardboard box. It was almost dawn. The vessel’s deck lights flickered in a halo, drawing moths and sleepy travelers eager to cross the channel before the afternoon heat.