TIMELINE OF VESSELS THAT SANK IN THE PHILIPPINES

June 12, 1970 - "Baby Princess" (Philippine fishing boat)

Capsized in a violent storm 300 miles southwest of Manila

April 22, 1980 - MV Don Juan

Sank after collision with a small oil tanker, MT Tacloban City. MV Don Juan was a
luxury liner that is bound to Bacolod City. At the 10:30 p.m. (PST) on April 22, 1980,
it collided with an oil tanker, MT Tacloban, off Tablas Strait in Mindoro 15 minutes
later, the vessel sank at a depth of 1,800 feet The vessel was carrying 1,004
passengers, but it was only cleared to carry 864 persons including its crew.

December 20, 1987 - MV Doa Paz

Caught fire and sank after a collision with an oil tanker, MT Vector On December
20, 1987, at 6:30 a.m. (PST), MV Doa Paz left from Tacloban City, Leyte, for the
City of Manila, with a stopover at Catbalogan City, Samar. On December 20, 1987,
at 10:30 p.m. (PST), the passenger vessel collided with a motor tanker, MT Vector,
near Dumali Point between the provinces of Marinduque and Oriental Mindoro
The vessel's manifest only listed 1,493 passengers and a 53-member crew, but
survivor accounts that the vessel was carrying more than 4,000 passengers. The
incident was the worst peacetime disaster and the worst in the 20th century, and
the vessel was even named the Asia's Titanic

MT Vector
Caught fire and sank after a collision with a passenger vessel, MV Doa Paz

October 24, 1988 - MV Doa Marilyn

Sank after caught by Typhoon Unsang. In the afternoon of October 24, 1988, while
sailing from Manila to Tacloban City, the vessel was caught up in Typhoon Unsang
and sank. It was the sister ship of MV Doa Paz.

December 2, 1994 - MV Cebu City

Sank after collision with an oil tanker, MV Kota Suria Collided with
Singaporean oil tanker, MV Kota Suria, off Manila Bay. The oil tanker only had a
dent in its bow.
May 16, 1995 - MV Viva Antipolo VII
Sank after the vessel caught fire. Caught fire within the vicinity of Dalahican Fish
Port, Lucena.
 December 13, 1995 - MV Kimelody Cristy
Sank after the vessel caught fire. At 2:00 a.m. (PST) on December 13, 1995, caught
fire and sank off Fortune Island, Nasugbu, Batangas.

February 18, 1996 - ML Gretchen I

Sank after being battered by strong winds and sank near Cadiz City. The old
wooden ferry, according to the investigation, was not seaworthy and was carrying
more than its allowed capacity. It was also eight hours late to dock in the Port of
Cadiz. The Philippine Coast Guard had failed to respond to the incident since the
ferry has no radio on board.

September 18, 1998 - MV Princess of the Orient

On September 18, 1998, the 13,935-ton, 915-metre (3,002 ft) long MV Princess of
the Orient, sailed from Manila to Cebu during a typhoon. The ship capsized at
12:55 p.m. (PST) near Fortune Island in Batangas.

December 23, 1999 - MV Asia South Korea

Sank after collision with a rock The vessel en route to Iloilo Cityfrom Cebu City
when it rock formations off Bantayan Island. The collision created a hole in its hull
causing its sinking.

April 11, 2002 - MV Maria Carmela

Sank after the vessel caught fire. Fire broke out in the cargo hold of the vessel
around 7:30 a.m. (PST). The vessel was burning for three days until it sank in
Pagbilao Island, near Quezon.

May 25, 2003 - MV San Nicolas

Sank after collision with SuperFerry 12. The collision happened at 11:45 a.m. (PST)
near Limobones Point, Corregidor. MV San Nicholas was heading for Manila, while
Superferry 12 was sailing for Cebu.

February 27, 2004 - SuperFerry 14

Sank after bombed by Abu Sayyaf terrorists
On the night of the 27th of February, the ferry sailed out of Manila for Cagayan de
Oro Cityvia Bacolod City and Iloilo Citywith 899 recorded passengers and crew
aboard. An hour after its 11 p.m. sailing, just off either El Fraile or Corregidor Island
an explosion tore through the vessel, starting a fire that engulfed the ship which
caused the deaths of some of the passengers. A television set containing a 3.6-
kilogram (8-pound) TNT bomb had been placed on board in the lower, more
crowded decks. It was the Philippines' deadliest terrorist attack and the world's
deadliest terrorist attack at sea.
 June 21, 2008 - MV Princess of the Stars
Capsized, MV Princess of the Stars capsized off the coast of San Fernando,
Romblon at the height of Typhoon Frank. The ferry left Manila en route to Cebu
City. Although Typhoon Frank, had made landfall at Samar Island earlier the same
day, the Princess of the Stars was permitted to sail because the vessel was large
enough to stay afloat in the typhoon's periphery. However, Frank unexpectedly
changed course later that day, placing the ferry in serious danger of being
overwhelmed by the storm According to an account given by four survivors, who
managed to swim to nearby Sibuyan Island, the Princess of the Stars had not
malfunctioned, but ran into rough seas off the coast of Romblon.

November 4, 2008 - MBca Don Dexter

Capsized, motor banca Don Dexter capsized near Macaraguit Island, Dimasalang,
Masbate after its outrigger broke.

December 14, 2008 - MV St. Thomas Aquinas

Capsized, motor banca Jen-Mar capsized near the vicinity of Linao, Aparri, Cagayan
after its outrigger broke. The motor banca was carrying passengers in excess of its
allowed capacity, and bad weather condition which was a contributory cause of
its capsizing.

August 16, 2013 - MBca Jen-Mar

Sank after collision with a cargo ship, MV Sulpicio Express Siete. On 16 August
2013, MV St. Thomas Aquinas departed from Nasipit, Agusan del Norte, on the
southern Philippine island of Mindanao. At approximately 9:00 p.m. (PST), it was
heading into the port at Cebu City via the Cebu Strait when it collided with MV
Sulpicio Express Siete, a cargo ship owned by the Philippine Span Asia Carrier
Corporation that was leaving port, approximately 1.2 miles (1.9 km) from Talisay,
Cebu. The vessel immediately began to take on water, prompting the captain to
order the ship abandoned. The crew hurriedly handed out life jackets as hundreds
of passengers jumped overboard. Within 30 minutes, the ship had sunk. At the
time of the collision, St. Thomas Aquinas was carrying 715 passengers (58 were
infants) and 116 crew members. Many passengers were asleep at the time or
otherwise had trouble finding their way to the deck in the dark.