Barista Uno on the Marine Cafe blog, posted this morning about a sad anniversary. Twenty five years ago today, the passenger ferry Dona Paz collided with the oil tanker MT Vector in the Philippines. With a likely death toll of over 4,000 people, the sinking of the Dona Paz was deadliest peacetime maritime disaster in history.
Dona Paz, Asia’s Titanic Part1
Dona Paz, Asia’s Titanic Part2
There are 7 parts to this, you can find them here: http://www.youtube.com/user/veralawph/videos
Thanks, Phil.
Part 7 explains what may have happened, a zig-zagging tanker causing the port & starboard lights to be misread.
Looks like there is also a part 8: http://youtu.be/8K_UIKRVUu4