List of maritime disasters in the Philippines explained

This is a list of notable maritime disasters in the Philippines. This includes both freshwater and seawater incidents. Events must include at least five deaths.

Before 2000

Maritime VesselShipping lineDateDeathsMissingSurvivorsRemarks
SS CorregidorCompania Maritima17 December 1941900-1,200[1] 282The 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.
Baby Princess12 June 19702222The fishing boat capsized in a violent storm 300 miles southwest of Manila. The dead were devoured by sharks.[2]
MV Pilar IIRio y Compana19 August 195989UnknownUnknownAn overloaded inter-island cargo vessel which sank during strong waves off Cabuli Point, El Nido, Palawan.[3]
Unnamed boat29 August 197619A boat capsized in the Davao River.[4]
MV Don JuanNegros Navigation22 April 1980176[5] [6] 115745MV Don Juan was a luxury liner bound for Bacolod. At 10:30 p.m. (PST), it collided with an oil tanker, MT Tacloban, off Tablas Strait in Mindoro.[7] 15 minutes later, the vessel sank to a depth of 1,800 feet.[8] The vessel was carrying 1,004 passengers, but it was only cleared to carry 864 persons – including its crew.[9]
BRP Datu KalantiawPhilippine Navy21 September 198179018The and flagship of the Navy ran aground off the coast of Calayan, Cagayan during Typhoon Rubing (Clara).[10]
Coral IslandUnknown25 July 198221unknown74The tourist ship caught fire off Manila Bay after an engine exploded on a trial run. The ship was only carrying crew members at the time.[11] [12]
MV Doña Cassandra21 November 1983[13] 167Capsized off the coast of Surigao del Norte after being battered by strong gusts caused by Typhoon Warling (Orchid). Historically notable for the death of the Cassandra Martyrs of Charity.[14] [15] [16]
MV Doña Josefina24 April 198634130+260The inter-island ferry sank off the coast of Isabel, Leyte on its way from Cebu to Manila.[17]

MV Doña Paz
Sulpicio Lines20 December 19874,341[18] 25[19] [20] MV Doña Paz left from Tacloban City, Leyte, for the City of Manila, with a stopover at Catbalogan, Samar. 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.[21] The vessel's manifest only listed 1,493 passengers and a 53-member crew, but survivors claimed 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.[22]
MT VectorVector Shipping1102
MV Doña MarilynSulpicio Lines24 October 19883892197While sailing from Manila to Tacloban City, the vessel was caught up in Typhoon Unsang and sank.[23] It was the sister ship of MV Doña Paz.
MB Jem II3 January 1989[24] 1645113The 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.
Bocaue Pagoda tragedy2 July 1993226-279UnknownUnknownThe pagoda, which was used for the Bocaue River Festival in Bocaue, Bulacan was estimated to carrying 800 to 1000 devotees. At 8:15 p.m, the pagoda sank in the middle of the Bocaue River.[25] According to witnesses many of the passengers moved to one side of the barge after a firecracker flew towards it. The concentrated weight of the people on board tilted the barge, causing the structure to collapse and sink. It is believed that some of the fatalities were electrocuted from the equipment on board.
Unnamed boatUnknown24 October 19931115An boat travelling from Talim Island in Laguna de Bay to mainland Cardona, Rizal capsized after strong waves generated by a passing motorboat caused passengers to panic and move to one side of the vessel.[26]
MV Cebu CityWilliam Lines2 December 19947341525Collided with Singaporean container vessel, MV Kota Suria, off Manila Bay.[27] The container ship only had a dent in its bow.[28] Sister ship to MV Don Juan.
MV Kota Suria Pacific Int’l Line Ltd.00
MV Viva Antipolo VIIViva Shipping Inc.16 May 19956210142Caught fire and sank within the vicinity of Dalahican Fish Port, Lucena.[29]
MV Kimelody CristyMoreta Shipping Lines13 December 19952413100At 2:00 a.m. (PST), caught fire and sank off Fortune Island, Nasugbu, Batangas.[30]
ML Gretchen INoe and Clarita Quiamco18 February 199651145Sank after being battered by strong winds near Cadiz, Negros Occidental. 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.[31] The Philippine Coast Guard failed to respond to the incident since the ferry had no radio on board.[32]
MV Kalibo StarK&T Shipping Company15 August 1997123288An inter-island ferry travelling from Cebu to Tacloban that capsized during strong waves between Maripipi and Kawayan, Biliran.[33]
MB King RogerLandmark Travel Agency15 August 19978035A double-decker sightseeing vessel carrying foreign tourists which sank during stormy weather 400 meters from the marina of the Manila Yacht Club in Manila Bay. Authorities blamed overloading for the disaster, which killed seven Hong Kong nationals and one Japanese.[34]

MV Princess of the Orient
Sulpicio Lines18 September 19987080355The 13,935-ton, 195m (640feet) long vessel sailed from Manila to Cebu during a typhoon and capsized at 12:55 p.m. (PST) near Fortune Island in Batangas.[35]
Lumban float sinking19 January 199913During a fluvial procession in Lumban, Laguna, a float hit an electric cable which later fell, causing devotees aboard to get either electrocuted or drowned as they jumped into the river.[36] [37]
MV Asia South KoreaTrans-Asia Shipping Lines23 December 1999580699The vessel was en route to Iloilo City from Cebu City when it hit rock formations off Bantayan Island. The collision created a hole in its hull causing its sinking.[38]

2000-present

Maritime VesselShipping lineDateDeathsMissingSurvivorsRemarks
M/V Our Lady of Mediatrix25 February 2000410100+A large incendiary bomb believed to have been planted by Moro separatists exploded aboard three buses on the ferry.[39] as it crossed Panguil Bay to Ozamiz.[40] The vessel did not sink and later returned to service following repairs.
ML Annahada12 April 200069100+The unlicensed, overloaded wooden ferryboat heading for Tawi-Tawi and Malaysia capsized at sea after leaving the port of Jolo, Sulu.[41] [42]
MV Maria CarmelaMontenegro Shipping Lines11 April 2002396371Fire broke out in the cargo hold of the vessel around 7:30 a.m. (PST).[43] The vessel burned for three days until it sank in Pagbilao Island, Quezon.[44]
MV San NicolasSan Nicholas Shipping Lines25 May 20034321182The 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.[45]
MV SuperFerry 12001,700[46] The ferry suffered minor damage, was repaired and returned into service. However, it later caught fire at Cebu in March 2006.[47] but was repaired and continued in service until 2021.
MV SuperFerry 14WG&A27 February 20049424781The ferry sailed out of Manila for Cagayan de Oro via Bacolod and Iloilo City with 899 recorded passengers and crew aboard.[48] An hour after its 11 p.m. sailing, just off Corregidor Island, a television set containing a 3.6-kilogram (8-pound) TNT bomb had been placed on board in the lower, more crowded decks by a member of the Abu Sayyaf Group detonated.[49] The explosion tore through the vessel, starting a fire that engulfed the ship, which eventually sank.[50] It was the Philippines' deadliest terrorist attack and the world's deadliest terrorist attack at sea.[51]

MV Princess of the Stars
Sulpicio Lines21 June 200843760532MV 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 and was permitted to sail because the vessel was large enough to stay afloat in the typhoon's periphery. However, Frank unexpectedly changed course, placing the ferry closer to the storm.[52] According to survivors the ship ran into rough seas and capsized off the coast of Romblon.[53]
MB Don Dexter4 November 20084210105Motor banca capsized near Macaraguit Island, Dimasalang, Masbate after its outrigger broke.
MB Maejan14 December 2008473045Motor banca capsized near the vicinity of Aparri, Cagayan after its outrigger broke. The boat was carrying passengers in excess of its allowed capacity from Calayan Island to Aparri, and bad weather conditions contributed to its capsizing.
SuperFerry 9Aboitiz Transport System (ATS)6 September 2009100961Inter-island ferry sank off the coast of the Zamboanga Peninsula.[54]
MV Catalyn BSan Nicolas Shipping Lines24 December 200925[55] 246[56] 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 to Tilik Port in Lubang, Occidental Mindoro when FV Anatalia crossed its path, causing it to collide with the fishing vessel and sink.[57]
FV AnataliaUnknown00All crew survivedThe 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, Tawi-Tawi and was entering Manila Bay when MV Catalyn B collided with the vessel's rear. Anatalia was damaged in the rear but remained afloat.[58]
MV Baleno 9Besta Shipping Lines26 December 20096[59] 5472The RORO vessel capsized in the vicinity of Verde Island, Batangas while it was en route from Calapan, Oriental Mindoro to Batangas City.[60]
MV St. Thomas Aquinas2GO Travel16 August 2013114[61] 23750[62] MV St. Thomas Aquinas departed from Nasipit, Agusan del Norte heading for Cebu City. At approximately 9:00 p.m. (PST), it was approaching its destination 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 1.2miles from Talisay, Cebu.[63] The vessel immediately began to take on water, prompting the captain to order the ship abandoned.[64] 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.
MV Sulpicio Express SietePhilippine Span Asia Carrier Corporation0036Did not sink.
MB Kim Nirvana-B2 July 2015620158The sinking occurred en route from Ormoc to Pilar, Cebu in Ponson Island, among the Camotes Islands.[65] According to initial reports, the motor banca capsized due to overload with passengers and cargo and that the boat took a sharp turn. The Maritime Industry Authority (MARINA) later stated that the boat capsized not because of overloading, but "the negligent operations of the captain".[66] Authorities placed the final count of death toll to 62, while 158 survived.[67]
MB Chi-chi3 August 201911[68] 137Capsized due to squalls between Iloilo Strait and Guimaras Strait intensified by tropical monsoon winds and rains. The Chi-Chi and Keziah collided and capsized after they were hit by a squall, while the third Jenny Vince figured in a separate accident and also capsized.[69]
MB Jenny Vince20222
MB Keziah 2005
FV Liberty 5Irma Fishing and Trading Inc.27 June 202014[70] 00The fishing vessel was on its way to the Navotas Fish Port in 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.[71]
MV Vienna Wood N A. M. Nomikos Transworld Maritime Agencies0020The 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. A hold departure order was given to the 20 crew of the bulk carrier by a court in Mamburao while the Philippine Coast Guard filed criminal charges against crew and owners of the vessel.[72] 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.[73]
MV Mercraft 2Mercraft Shipping23 May 20229[74] 0148The ferry left Polillo Island at 5 a.m. and caught fire, allegedly starting from the engine room, at approximately 1,000 yards from the Port of Real. The vessel was then towed to Baluti Island in Real, Quezon.[75]

MV Lady Mary Joy 3
Aleson Shipping Lines29 March 202333[76] 0216The ferry was en route to Jolo, Sulu from Zamboanga City when it caught fire off Hadji Muhtamad, Basilan. Eighteen of the dead were found inside the ship after it was towed to shore
MB Aya ExpressUnknown27 July 202326[77] 040Overloaded motor banca capsized en route to Talim Island from Binangonan, Rizal when it was hit by strong winds 45 meters from the shores of Laguna de Bay, causing the passengers to panic and move to the left side.
FBCA King BryanUnknown5 June 20246[78] 06Fishing boat travelling from Masbate caught fire off the coast of Naga, Cebu, which was believed to have originated from its engine.
  1. 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. The death toll of 4,341 was only an estimate, which also includes the missing.

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