Maritime incidents in the Philippines
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Below is a list of the most notable maritime incidents or tragedies in the Philippines [1]
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MV Doña Paz
- Owned by Sulpicio Lines
- Date December 20, 1987
- Casualties 4,341
The Doña Paz was en route from Catbalogan, on Samar Island, Philippines, to Manila when, while it was in the Tablas Strait, between islands of Mindoro and Tablas, it collided with a small oil tanker, the Vector, which was carrying 8,800 barrels of petroleum products. More than 4,000 are killed in what is described as the world's worst peacetime maritime tragedy.
MT Vector
- Owned by Vector Shipping
- Date December 20, 1987
- Casualties 11 out of a crew of 13
The Vector
MV Doña Marilyn
- Owned by Sulpicio Lines
- Date 1988
- Casualties 300
The sister ship of the MV Doña Paz, sinks off the central province of Leyte, killing 300 [2]
MV Princess of the World
- Owned by Sulpicio Lines
- Date 2005
- Casualties None
Sulpicio’s M/V Princess of the World caught fire while at sea, but no injuries were reported.
MV Kimelody Cristy
- Date 1995
- Casualties 31
MV Gretchen I
- Date 1996
- Casualties 50
MV Princess of the Stars
- Date 2008
- Casualties 802
- The ship sank in Typhoon Fengshen (Frank) killing 802.
References
External links
- Ships of the World Article
- Guinness Records Article
- DNV Annex 1 Passenger vessel Evacuation descriptions P36
- Strings of Maritime Tragedies
- Ship Awry
- Safety in the High Seas
- Casualty Count
- Sulpicio Lines vessels in major marine mishaps
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