In total, at least 100 migrants arrived on small boats on Wednesday, according to a Reuters tally from Dungeness and Dover.
Authorities in Alabama warn: People jumping off speedboats "to show off on social media" risk death or serious injury.
The case was being investigated as a possible murder.
The Philippines, an archipelago of more than 7,600 islands, has a poor record for maritime safety, with vessels often overcrowded and many aging ships in use.
Different accounts have provided confusing details on precisely what happened, but what is clear is that a boat was overloaded by hundreds more people than should have been aboard.
The civilians include a two-year-old toddler, children between the ages 4-5 and a woman currently in her late pregnancy stage.
The collaboration followed reports of Russian oligarchs in the area taking part in transferring Iranian-manufactured UAVs to Moscow.
The boat was reportedly still on the water after other boats had already returned to shore because of extreme weather.
A group of orcas attacked the Mustique on its way to Gibraltar, prompting its crew of four to contact Spanish authorities for help.
Scientists are calling the photos, produced by deep water specialists Magellan, the largest underwater scanning project in history.