A few days before Christmas in 1987, more than 4,000 people boarded the MV Doña Paz in Tacloban, Leyte for a 24-hour voyage to Manila. Five hours before the ship was due to arrive in the Philippine capital, it collided with an oil tanker that burst into flames.
This episode’s companion photos: instagram.com/p/CQEuWSbL02w
References:
- National Geographic (2009): “Asia’s Titanic: MV Doña Paz” (documentary via https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WAY5XjCLN5w)
- https://acesubido.net/ph-inflation-calculator/
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_maritime_disasters_in_the_20th_century
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MT_Vector
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MV_Do%C3%B1a_Paz
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philippine_Span_Asia_Carrier_Corporation
- https://www.emaze.com/@AFTFZORT
- https://www.esquiremag.ph/long-reads/features/Doña-paz-a1729-20181220-lfrm
- https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/publicaffairs/wishkolang/259876/mv-Doña-paz-survivor-reunites-with-family-after-25-years-on-wish-ko-lang/story/
- https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1988-01-15-mn-24236-story.html
- https://www.miramarshipindex.nz/ship/5415822
- https://www.miramarshipindex.nz/ship?idno=5415822
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MV_Princess_of_the_Orient
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MV_Princess_of_the_Stars
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MV_Do%C3%B1a_Marilyn
Music: “This House” and “Echoes of Time v2” by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
Photo above via flickr.com/photos/intervene
