An elderly ropax vessel operated by Filipino ferry operator Lite Shipping Corp capsized while docking at the port of Ormoc City late on Friday night.

The Philippine Coast Guard said 15 of the 16 crew members on board to 250-gt Lite Ferry 3 (built 1969) were rescued after the ship capsized and was left partially submerged it starboard side.

One member of the crew, identified as 33-year-old Raquel Alo, was confirmed to have died.