List of maritime disasters in the Philippines

Below is a list of the most notable deadliest maritime incidents or tragedies in the Philippines.

List of maritime incidents
Maritime Vessel Shipping line1 Incident Deaths1 Missing1 Survivors1 Remarks
Date Fate
MV Don Juan Negros Navigation April 22, 1980 Sank after collision with oil tanker MT Tacloban City 176[1][2] Un­known 888[1][2] MV Don Juan was a luxury liner bound for Bacolod. At 10:30 p.m. (PST) on April 22, 1980, it collided with an oil tanker, MT Tacloban, off Tablas Strait in Mindoro.[3] 15 minutes later, the vessel sank to a depth of 1,800 feet.[4] The vessel was carrying 1,004 passengers, but it was only cleared to carry 864 persons – including its crew.[5]

MV Doña Paz		 Sulpicio Lines December 20, 1987 Caught fire and sank after a collision with an oil tanker, MT Vector 4,3412[6] Un­known2 25[7][8] On December 20, 1987, at 6:30 a.m. (PST), MV Doña 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.[9] 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,[7] and the vessel was even named the Asia's Titanic.[10]
MT Vector Vector Shipping Caught fire and sank after a collision with a passenger vessel, MV Doña Paz 11 0 2
MV Doña Marilyn Sulpicio Lines October 24, 1988 Sank due to strong winds and waves caused by Typhoon Ruby (Unsang) 389 2 197 In the afternoon of October 24, 1988, while sailing from Manila to Tacloban City, the vessel was caught up in Typhoon Unsang and sank.[11] It was the sister ship of MV Doña Paz.
MB Jem II Un­known January 3, 1989[12] Sank due to large waves in the Tablas Strait 16[12] 45[12] 113[12] The motor boat left Looc, Romblon and headed for Malay, Aklan with 174 passengers on board, mostly students. As it only had a 31-passenger capacity, the overloaded boat sank off of Aguho Point, Tablas Island in strong waves.[12]
MV Cebu City William Shipping Company December 2, 1994 Sank after collision with an container ship, MV Kota Suria 73 41 525 Collided with Singaporean container vessel, MV Kota Suria, off Manila Bay.[13] The container ship only had a dent in its bow.[14] Sister ship to MV Don Juan.
MV Kota Suria Pacific Int’l Line Ltd. Did not sink 0 0 Un­known
MV Viva Antipolo VII Viva Shipping Inc. May 16, 1995 Sank after the vessel caught fire 62 10 142 Caught fire within the vicinity of Dalahican Fish Port, Lucena.[15]
MV Kimelody Cristy Moreta Shipping Lines December 13, 1995 Sank after the vessel caught fire 24 13 100 At 2:00 a.m. (PST) on December 13, 1995, caught fire and sank off Fortune Island, Nasugbu, Batangas.[16]
ML Gretchen I Noe and Clarita Quiamco February 18, 1996 Sank 51 Un­known 145 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.[17] The Philippine Coast Guard had failed to respond to the incident since the ferry has no radio on board.[18]

MV Princess of the Orient		 Sulpicio Lines September 18, 1998 Sank 70 80 355 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.[19]
MV Asia South Korea Trans-Asia Shipping Lines December 23, 1999 Sank after collision with a rock 58 0 699 The vessel en route to Iloilo City from Cebu City when it rock formations off Bantayan Island. The collision created a hole in its hull causing its sinking.[20]
MV Maria Carmela Montenegro Shipping Lines April 11, 2002 Sank after the vessel caught fire 39 6 371 Fire broke out in the cargo hold of the vessel around 7:30 a.m. (PST).[21] The vessel was burning for three days until it sank in Pagbilao Island, near Quezon.[22]
MV San Nicolas San Nicholas Shipping Lines May 25, 2003 Sank after collision with SuperFerry 12 43 21 182 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.[23]
MV SuperFerry 12 Aboitiz Did not sink 0 0 1,700[24] The ferry was not heavily damaged and was still in service until the ferry caught fire at Cebu in March 2006.[25]
MV SuperFerry 14 Aboitiz February 27, 2004 Sank after bombed by Abu Sayyaf terrorists 94 24 781 On the night of the 27th of February, the ferry sailed out of Manila for Cagayan de Oro City via Bacolod and Iloilo City with 899 recorded passengers and crew aboard.[26] 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.[27] A television set containing a 3.6-kilogram (8-pound) TNT bomb had been placed on board in the lower, more crowded decks.[28] It was the Philippines' deadliest terrorist attack and the world's deadliest terrorist attack at sea.[29][30]

MV Princess of the Stars		 Sulpicio Lines June 21, 2008 Capsized 437 605 32 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.[31] 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.[32]
MB Don Dexter Un­known November 4, 2008 Capsized 42 10 105 Motor banca Don Dexter capsized near Macaraguit Island, Dimasalang, Masbate after its outrigger broke.
MB Jen-Mar Un­known December 14, 2008 Capsized 47 30 45 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.
MV Catalyn B San Nicolas Shipping Lines December 24, 2009 Sank after colliding with fishing vessel FV Anatalia 25[33] 2[33] 46[34] Wooden-hulled passenger vessel MV Catalyn B collided with FV Anatalia off the coast of Limbones Island in Maragondon, Cavite. The vessel was traveling from Manila's Pier 2 to Tilik Port in Lubang, Occidental Mindoro when FV Anatalia crossed its path, causing it to collide with the fishing vessel and sink.[35][36]
FV Anatalia Unknown Steel-hulled vessel was damaged in the rear but afloat 0 0 All crew survived The steel-hulled fishing vessel FV Anatalia was on its way back to the Navotas Fish Port Complex after a fishing expedition in the Turtle Islands and was entering Manila Bay when MV Catalyn B collided with the vessel's rear.[33][37]
MV Baleno 9 Besta Shipping Lines December 26, 2009 Capsized 6[38] 54[38] 72[38] RORO vessel MV Baleno 9 capsized in the vicinity of Barangay San Agapito in Verde Island, Batangas while it was en route from Calapan, Oriental Mindoro to Batangas City.[38][39]
MV St. Thomas Aquinas 2Go August 16, 2013 Sank after collision with a cargo ship, MV Sulpicio Express Siete 114[40] 23[40] 750[41] 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.[42] The vessel immediately began to take on water, prompting the captain to order the ship abandoned.[43] 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.[42]
MV Sulpicio Express Siete Philippine Span Asia Carrier Corporation Damaged; did not sink[42] 0[42] 0[42] 36[42] The Sulpicio Express Siete, which did not sink, has 36 crew members on board.[42]
MB Kim Nirvana-B Un­known July 2, 2015 Capsized 62 0 158 The sinking of Kim Nirvana-B occurred on the morning of 2 July 2015, en route from Ormoc to Pilar in Ponson Island, among the Camotes Islands.[44] According to initial reports, the motor banca capsized due to overload with passengers and cargo and that the boat took a sharp turn. Maritime Industry Authority (MARINA) later stated that the boat capsized not because of overloading, but "the negligent operations of the captain".[45] Authorities placed the final count of death toll to 62, while 158 survived.[46]
MB Chi-chi Un­known August 3, 2019 Capsized 11[47] 1[47] 37[47] Capsized due to "squalls" or strong gust of wind and rain at sea between Iloilo Strait and Guimaras Strait intensified by tropical monsoon winds and rains battering parts of Luzon and Visayas.[48] The M/B Chi-Chi and M/B Keziah collided and capsized after they were hit by a squall and big waves caused by monsoon winds, while the third boat, M/B Jenny Vince, figured in a separate accident and also capsized.[48]
MB Jenny Vince Un­known 20[47] 2[47] 22[47]
MB Keziah 2 Un­known 0[47] 0[47] 5[47]
FV Liberty 5 Irma Fishing and Trading Inc. June 27, 2020 Sank after colliding with bulk carrier MV Vienna Wood N 14[49] 0 0 The Filipino-owned fishing vessel Liberty 5 was on its way to the Navotas Fish Port in Navotas, Metro Manila from a fishing expedition in Mapun, Tawi-Tawi when it collided with the Hong Kong-flagged bulk carrier MV Vienna Wood N in the vicinity of Mamburao, Occidental Mindoro. Inclement weather may have contributed to the collision of the two vessels. None of the 14 individuals onboard the fishing vessel were found.[50]
MV Vienna Wood N A. M. Nomikos Transworld Maritime Agencies Did not sink 0 0 20 The Hong Kong-flagged bulk carrier MV Vienna Wood N was on its way to Australia from Subic Bay Freeport when it collided with the fishing vessel Liberty 5 in the vicinity of Mamburao, Occidental Mindoro.[49] A hold departure order was given to the 20 crew of the bulk carrier by the Regional Trial Court Branch 44 in Mamburao while the Philippine Coast Guard filed criminal charges against crew and owners of the vessel.[51] The charges were dismissed by prosecutors after the owners of the fishing vessel and the owners of the bulk carrier reached a settlement worth PH₱ 40 million. The vessel was allowed to leave the Philippines on 17 September 2020.[52]
  1. a b c d Data are based from the records of the Board of Marine Inquiry of the Philippine Coast Guard, unless taken and supported from other references.
  2. a b The death toll of 4,341 was only an estimate, which also includes the missing.

See also

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