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Maritime Vessel Shipping line 1 Date Deaths 1 Missing 1 Survivors 1 Remarks SS Corregidor: Compania Maritima 17 December 1941 900-1,200 [1]: Unknown 282 The ferry was sailing to the Visayas and was carrying around 1200-1500 passengers, mostly refugees fleeing the bombing of Manila by the Japanese during the Second World War, when it struck a mine off Corregidor Island and sank in five minutes.
The 5-member Philippines Board of Marine Inquiry, in its 65-page report dated August 25, 2008 (submitted to the Maritime Industry Authority or Marina), found PSACC and its captain liable for the MV Princess of the Stars June 21 maritime tragedy. The BMI recommended that Marina “consider the suspension of the Certificate of Public Convenience ...
Maritime accidents in the Philippines are common due to a combination of bad weather, poor maintenance, and lax enforcement of safety regulations. [7] The Philippine Span Asia Carrier Corporation (operator of Sulpicio Lines) has been involved in five maritime disasters, most notably the 1987 sinking of the ferry Doña Paz that resulted in an ...
One person died and nearly 100 had to be rescued after a ferry in the central Philippines struck floating debris at sea and took on water Saturday, police said. Sea accidents are common in the ...
The Philippines is investigating the deaths of three Filipino fishermen after they were killed in a collision with a “foreign” vessel in the South China Sea, authorities in the country said on ...
Location: Tablas Strait, Philippines [a]: Coordinates: 1]: Date: February 28, 2023; 21 months ago (): Cause; Cause: Sinking of MT Princess Empress: Casualties: 203 non-fatal injuries [2]: Operator: RDC Reield Marine Services [3]: Spill characteristics; Volume: <1 million L (260,000 US gal) [b]: Area: 162.6 km 2 (62.8 sq mi) [6]: Shoreline impacted: 74.7 km (46.4 mi) [7]: On the morning of ...
List of maritime disasters in the Philippines; 0–9. 2000 Ozamiz ferry bombing; 2019 Reed Bank incident; 2022 Samar boat explosion; 2024 Manila Bay oil spill; A.
The Philippines says the China Coast Guard has fired water cannon and "sideswiped" a government vessel in the South China Sea. The incident happened near the disputed Scarborough Shoal and Beijing ...