The story of Asia's Titanic (The sinking of the MV Doña Paz)
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- čas přidán 19. 06. 2021
- In this video we tell the story of the worst peace time maritime disaster in history, the sinking of the MV Doña Paz.
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I love how "Titanic" is just now a synonym to great sinking like "Dark Souls" is to hardgames.
I now right for some reason her story is so amazing is almost seems like a fairy tale.
i hate it as this is a filipino ship, operated it filipino waters. and not the atlantic like the ocean liner we know and love.
@@Boypogikami132 It really has nothing to do with that and everything to do with the death toll. Titanic just happens to be the catch-all because of its century+ long fame.
Guys..... Will you all PLEASE stop using the wrong inappropriate disrespectful words.... It was not "great" or "amazing".... Use your damn brains before you say something man.... Christ... Honestly.... How old are you????
Pshht… if they didn’t put in a forced death for that scaleless sob, i would’ve done a full clear for DS1 by now. Not hard, just tedious
I grew up in a town of 4,000 people.
To me, this disaster is like if my entire hometown was consumed by fire, and the only survivors were a single classroom of students from the local school.
God.
wut?
@@randomrazr What doesn't make sense about my analogy?
@@dprice1291 lol he smol brain
Same. My town growing up had about 3000 - 4000 in the 90s. It would be the whole town gone except for one class and 5 from another class (classrooms had 20 kids)
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My father knows a survivor of the MV Dona Paz from our province, he told me that when the ship was engulfed in flames, the man quickly jumped overboard and swam away as fast as he could, when the blaze reached him, he quickly dived down, and when he surfaced to take a breath, he would splash away the flames and dive again. And then he witnessed women and the elderly drowning in the water in the midst of the turmoil, and he said he attempted to save a woman but that didn't happen, he couldn't do anything.
And on my mother's side, she knows a family of relatives who were ready to board the Dona Paz but decided against it since they didn't like how crowded the ship was and instead waited for another ship to come. Thankfully, they avoided the tragedy.
What was his name?
The neglect and especially the state of the ship reminds me of m/s scandinavian star.
Thank you for talking about this, in the Philippines, the Dona Paz is almost entirely forgotten by the general public, as a Filipino, this means a lot.
34th anniversary of MV Doña Paz sinking
(now i remembered this)
That’s insane that even in the country it happened it’s almost been forgotten about
My family is from the Philippines
I first knew about this story when I was a kid. In the Philippines, we have the saying "kaya yan" or "pwede yan" (that's doable). This often result in Filipino's lack of discipline, in many cases leading to negligence, injury, and/or death.
oh hi, didn't think I'd see you here too
I didn't know you had a like for shipping accidents
@@Silentservice77 not that I like accidents but things like these fascinate me. Plus, I'm Filipino 😁
@@Snipurss hello!
You’re not wrong bro. Pinoy are hard working and industrious, but safety takes a backseat and will make something work when it’s clearly unsafe.
This sounds like the most hellish experience ever
Even worse than the welhelm gustloff and Atlantic
@@gasstationincanada4990 maybe worst than the Atlantic but the whilelm gustloff was worst in every way 9000+ died.
@@gasstationincanada4990 well what's worse? Being on a ship meant for 2500 with over 10,000 that was torpedoed three times in the dead of night in single digit temperatures in the Baltic sea, or being on a ship meant for 1500 with 4000 people on it that caught fire after colliding with an oil tanker and lighting all the surrounding water on fire? The gustloff had another ship there to help and had a higher percentage of survival rate than the Doña Paz.
@@MegatronEnthusiast Ik
I also hadn’t watched the video when I posted that and I think that the doña Paz was worse
The Sulpicio Lines is still operation with a different name today. But the Doña Paz was the beginning of a series of disasters ahead. Doña Paz sister ship the Doña Marilyn was sunk due to a typhoon the following year 300 dead. The Princess of the Orient in 1998 due to a typhoon and 150 dead. And lastly the Princess of the Stars also sank due to a typhoon with 700 dead.
In 2015 the maritime authorities revoked the company's certificate of public convenience license. They no longer operate passenger ferries and only just cargo.
I hope they changed their name to STUPIDO LINES.
@@AviationNut lmaooo 😭
@@AviationNut they did change their name but not what you had in mind. They are called Philippine Span Asia Carrier Corporation ( PSACC).
@@AviationNut nope. they changed it to "Philippine Span Asia Carrier Corporation"
yea. its called Philippine Span Asia Carrier Corporation today
"SAM! ARE YOU DOING A VIDEO?! TELL THEM ABOUT MY BOOKS!" - Sam's mom. In all seriousness, good on you for involving your family so much into your content, I love it!
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When he said about the name, I was thinking of Mike Pence tbh!! 🤣🤣
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It's crazy that in 1987 both ships didn't have a working radio, that is just mind blowing both of these ships were a ticking time bomb.
What an absolutely heartbreaking story. All those lives lost, and for what? A desire for money. Appalling.
Fantastic storytelling on your part, Sam, very well done.
I find it absolutely disgusting that these disasters get no attention, no commemoration, not even any remembrance.
Exactly, people remembering things like britannic and there shit going on like this!!
@@LJKMagic yeah i didnt even know about this until now so im very glad i watched this video
I remember this being in the international news briefly after it happened.
Of course we didn’t really have 24 hour news back then the way we do now so it probably got just a few minutes mention on the World News segment in the US and that was it.
I was about 11 at the time and my best friend and her family were Filipino so I ended up hearing a lot of the details from them.
because this happened i Asia. history is only important if it happened in Europe or America
@@randomly_random_0 We don't do that here
This is quite possibly the most awful maritime disaster I have heard of... fire is an awful thing
And they sank on Shark Infested Waters. 4000 dead 23 survived all of them had 1st to 2nd degree burns. It happened 5 days before Christmas AND THE LINE GOT AWAY SCOTT FREE! THEY STILL OPERATE TO THIS EFFIN DAY!
*this is the DEADLIEST PEACETIME MARITIME DISASTER ever.*
Willhelm Gustloff is DEADLIEST during WARTIME
@@ThisIsNotAhnJieRen 24 on MV Doña Paz, 2 on MT Vector (oil tanker)
I squirmed when you said how the teenager’s skin was so badly burnt it came off. Really horrible disaster and the aftermath was not that much better.
Reminds me of that scene from We Were Soldiers where an ARVN soldier was immulated by flames, and when a US soldier tried to pull him out, the skin on his legs (I believe), peeled off.
Sounds a lot like the testimonies from those who survived the nuclear attacks on Hiroshima and Nagasaki.
My friend's ex girlfriend. She didn't make it.
I originally thought it was oil…………….I SERIOUSLY wish I was right right now.
Oh god.
@@katydid5088 ….oh dear god
Absolutely outrageous that both vessels were allowed to sail under these conditions. Great coverage of such a horrible incident. Thanks.
I love how passionate you get with this kind of injustice, you don't just tell the story.
Such a terrible accident, followed by the worst of human nature. Sadly, things like this happen every day here in Argentina with subways (not so much now due to the situation), people travel like sardines..
Great content Sam, keep it up!
Might I recommend a vid on the Oceanos. It was an ocean liner that sank off the coast of South Africa. It is an amazing rescue story despite the captain and crew being worse than those on the Costa Concordia.
I've heard of that one. It's truly incredible that no lives were lost in that incident. It's thanks to the entertainment staff who were the heroes of that day.
It would definitely be a good video. Especially because we have footage of the sinking itself. Which is very surreal to see.
You finally covered Doña Paz. I am a viewer from Philippines. Truly, this is heartbreaking - especially that the company which operated Doña Paz, managed to get away from the responsibilities.
same
I'm totally buying her book.
Likewise, mate.
“Totally” buying. Stupid.
@@jeffclark7888 Here we go, another troll.
@@jeffclark7888 useless comment...
@@jeffclark7888 why so much hate.
One of my biggest questions about the Dona Paz, is why do we remember the Titanic far more? I really only know about the Dona Paz through researching maritime disasters.
25 survivors out of 4386 people, that's more than 98% of people lost. While with the Titanic, I mentioned in the comments of the Estonia video that roughly around 68% was the amount of people lost with the Titanic. That to me, easily makes the Dona Paz a disaster far worse than the Titanic.
The titanic was popular because it was the biggest and most luxurious ship of it’s time. Also there were more survivors to tell their side of the story. James Cameron 1997 titanic film help maintain its legacy.
It’s horrifying, eh?
And a good question re why Titanic is so much more famous than Dona Paz, and why has a stronger place in our consciousness. I’d say a few reasons.
1. Titanic was purported to be unsinkable. Like, pretty much indestructible - even to God. And then what happens? She sinks on her maiden voyage, and two thirds of her passengers and crew die. The very thing people swore up and down couldn’t happen. That idea of human hubris and flying in the face of God (whatever that looks like) has captured the imagination of generations. Unfortunately, there are people who just expect things like shipping disasters to happen to less wealthy nations, like the Philippines. Ie “third world”. It’s taken for granted. A few comments on this video have been all like “what do you expect from South East Asia?!” Which is pretty crap. :(
2. On the same note - much of the “Western” world is so enamoured with Titanic because we identify with those who were there that night. Her passengers and crew were predominantly British/Irish, American or European. And unfortunately, we identity more with the people who look and sound like us. 4000 Asian people...sadly, the white Western world doesn’t identity as strongly, therefore their tragedy doesn’t leave the same mark. Which is absolutely not how it should be...but, in many cases, is how it is. :(
3. Titanic is such a huge part of our consciousness because of the countless media portrayals throughout the years. And these are mostly British and American films/TV shows/books etc - so they’re pretty easily accessible throughout the media. All these portrayals help keep Titanic alive, and ensure new generations learn the story. I would say Filipino media has captured the Dona Paz extensively - but its media (film, TV etc) won’t have the same reach throughout the world as American or British media. That’s why social media channels like Sam’s are such an important source of education.
Does that make sense? I agree - Dona Paz needs to be better known. It’s just a disgusting case of corporate negligence, and far more people needed to be held accountable. May those 4000 + innocent souls Rest In Peace.
MV Doña Paz collided with the oil tanker (MT Vector), only 26 survived
this is the worst peacetime maritime disaster
(updated due to spelling mistakes)
James Cameron. Here's your answer
Most of Dona Paz passengers were poor by Western Standards while Titanic had many members of the ultra wealthy and upper class on board. She was on her maiden voyage while Dona Paz was a 20 plus year old ferry that had been gutted by fire in 1979 then bought back by the shipping company after it had been written off and rebuilt but never got one of its key compliance certificates regarding stability. It was traveling between points in the Philippines whereas the Titanic was traveling from Great Britain to New York City so American media didn’t give a rip, especially with Christmas right around the corner. And sadly a lot of people just wrote it off as some third world overcrowding disaster which more or less is true, practically all the factors that lead to this tragedy are endemic of the corruption that lies in the third world. While James Cameron’s film refreshed the topic and opened it up to a new generation the Titanic was always seen as synonymous with the term shipwreck due to the immense press leading up to and even more so after the tragedy
Been waiting for this one literally the biggest nightmare of a sinking in history
I really hate the fact that the company who owned Dona Paz got away with it so easily. It's just so painful to imagine all the humana who lost their lives in this horrible way and all the relatives who never got any justice...
Thank you for making this video and for bringing up such an important but tragic topic like Dona Paz. 🙏🏻
They would have another 3 sinking's of there ships after this accident that would kill nearly 1500 more people. They where finally shut down in 2008 after the Princess of the Stars disaster.
I hate Sulpicio Lines
@@marccru They weren't shut down, however they stopped operating passenger ferries and changed their name. They're now known as the Philippine Span Asia Carrier Corporation (PSACC) and currently only operate cargo vessels.
because the government itself that time was corrupt (Cory Aquino)
I blame the corrupt judges and poloticians corruption runs thru the filipino goverment.
Repping your mom's work is so wholesome and adorable
I'm with it
Sam your content is fire I have been binge watching all your episodes and expanding my knowledge of all this ships especially titanic
bro your pun is just. fire
@@narzereth i see what you did there
When you spoke of "victim compensation" it reminded me of how the "White star line" decided a 1st class loss was worth x amount and lesser for the lower classes, while the musicians union sent the family of Jock Hume, Titanics band, a bill for his uniform and alterations. There is a video for you! :)
Well most of the survivors they went to the hospital while they were sedated and had them sign a $25 compensation agreement then took and hid all the lifeboats.
Also reminds me of how my government shut everything down and only allowed those they label "essential" to work. So Walmart but not your local grocery.
And this is why I can’t stand White Star Line
Sam bringing us another banger of a story. Appreciate you bro.
do you know what happened to the teenager and her dad? I know that having your arms' skin being peeled off you is most likly survivable, but the pain that comes with that package would me you wish it wasn't. (At least in my opinion).
ya she made it, she did an interview in the documentary I watched.
@@HistoricTravels yea
i saw the 2008 documentary by national geographic
If I remember correctly, the teenager lost sight in one eye.
@@haydenmeeks8869 well yea
@@HistoricTravels congrats to your mom
I first discovered your channel in the suggested videos panel when I was looking to soak up more knowledge on the Titanic disaster. And I gotta say, this channel is one of those hidden gems you rarely stumble across on CZcams. I love learning about maritime disasters and disasters in general, and I'm really thankful for how in-depth you go in your videos. Most videos on topics like these tend to be too short for my liking, leaving out precious details. Thank you so much for making these videos!
12:57 If I was that lone crew man on the bridge, and the second I saw green and red lights aiming for the side of my ship I would have gone full throttle to full (even if that meant catching the engines on fire)and got the hell out of there away from the Vector. Back 1987 he might have been deemed a hero by saving all those lives on both ships.
As an American living in the Philippines I am familiar with the Dona Paz disaster and thanks so much for sharing. It is very common for public transportation in the Philippines to be grossly overloaded on a regular basis. I have ridden on jeepneys in Manila that are filled to double capacity and once rode a mini van transit meant for 12 people actually carrying 24, with children sitting on the floors and 3 more in the side entry area for the 1 hour ride home from the mall. This is with grocery bags on our laps which led to a miserable overheated trip.
As much as I love the Philippines and the people here, you hit the issues of both accountability and the reach for extra profits right on the head with this video. They are very important points to be aware of when travelling here that there are still a few with that third world mentality to watch for.
so glad someone finally covered this wreck, its truly tragic and very few westerners know about it
I spent time in the Philippines between 88 and 91, and I can understand exactly how this happened.
I totally am just mind blown at the sheer negligence on all sides, the ships, the companies. They indirectly sold illegal tickets how were they not responsible?????
Im so angry right now.
Also, I live in Washington which has one of the most extensive ferry systems in the world, right as it leaves the dock the announcements state where you can find life jackets, which are always on the passenger deck under the seats withe HUGE white label in read letters reading "LIFE VESTS" with the number of adult size and child size ones. They are NEVER locked. I get nervous traveling by boat cause I'm a poor swimmer so I always make a note of where life jackets are every time (watching 'Titanic, 'Posideon', 'Sinking of thr Lusitania' and 'Britannic' didnt help 🤣)
I cant imagine how terrified those passengers were. That breaks my heart.
makes me happy to see the subscribers number continue to climb & i can tell when sam says he appreciates all the new subs, he genuinely means it too
Thank you for another great video! I’ve seen a number of shows & short documentaries about the Doña Paz, your video had new information & that I’m sure I hadn’t heard before re. the steering problems on the Vector. I appreciate all the work & research you put into your videos.
For Americans and anyone who lives in a country where laws are respected, this looks absurd. But when you come from a country where this happens daily on every public transportation. It doesn't look so unlikely. Unfortunately....
Uh crimes happen all the time in every country...
This is all I’ve ever wanted from this channel 💘 thank you for honoring the horrific amount of souls lost on the deadliest peacetime maritime disasters
As always, this was a well made video. You put so much thought and time into every video you make.
To be honest, this is the first time you made a video about a ship disaster I had never heard of. Always happy to learn about new things regarding history. So, thank you for making this one!
As for the disaster, it's horrible! Only 25 survivers! Also that the company didn't aknwoledge their mistakes is unbelieveble! That's so cruel and inhumane.
Are there no way for them to get jutice on their side?
Keep up with the great work you do! Can't wait to watch more!
(Could you one day make a video about the sinkin of the SS Princess Alice?)
Sam: The lights on the side of the ship do not communicate which direction the two ships are to pass. They identify the sides of the ship as port or starboard. Passing between two ships is determined by "nautical rules of the road" (you can see the US Coast Guard version online). All these rules are set by an international organization and I would be surprised if the Philippine local waters had different rules. Not following the rules of the road was critical in the Andrea Doria and Stockholm collision. Then it was that both ships should turn to starboard to avoid collision. I would think that hasn't changed. Of course with the Vector's steering trouble, ...
thanks for this video Sam! i always wanted to know more about this tragic event.
It's always great whenever I'm researching a maritime disaster and come across one of your videos. I know I can trust the information and not only are they well researched and well explained, but you always humanize the situation and can make us see the incident from multiple different angles and you're brilliant at painting a complete picture for us. Thank you for your hard work & dedication. I know there are not many women out there with a love of ocean liners, but I'm one of the few who will also eventually be joining you guys in creating some (hopefully good) documentaries about this. I am a graphics designer and have made some other compilation-style documentaries in regard to other controversial issues that you won't find on CZcams due to them being a bit too spicy and graphic in nature, however I will be dabbling with 3D graphics and animations. I just wanted to thank you again for inspiring me. I know it's going to take some time for me to develop those skills (as the programs are pretty complicated) but so is the Adobe suite, which I've been working with for about 20 years now. If you ever need any normal 2D graphics, let me know as I would be happy to volunteer my time for your channel. God Bless you hun! I look forward to all of your videos! ❤🙏🔥
Sam, can you do RMS Mauritania or Aquitania?
That would be great 👍
Mauritania was just scrapped it had no problems.
its spelled as Mauretania lol and i think the Mauretania deserves to be recognized too.
@@jingvinz sorry auto correct says its wrong lol
If subtitles are on when he says the ships name the subtitles say doughnut pass
Thank you! You always do such a good job of researching your content. I’ve learnt new facts about the Titanic and now you’ve educated me by offering this story of a tragedy I didn’t know about.
Horrifying. Each new thing had me going ‘ohhhh no, nonono’. Over 4,000 passengers on board, no working radio, insufficient food and boarding, and it just got worse. It’s heart breaking.
I find your videos very educational and I really enjoy them. Thank you
Great vid Sam, I've got right into your channel the past few days, interesting and educational keep the vids coming brother, also I wish your mum all the best and success in her books, and yourself on your vids
I am lucky that I found this channel I really enjoy watching your videos
Thank you for doing this, Sam!
Superior content and story telling!
Thank you!
This story is truly tragic, it sometimes pains me listening too some of the tragic story's from aboard. Great Video!
sam i subbed because you tell me a lot of information and i like it
You would be a great teacher, Sam! You make everything easy to understand. Thanks for your videos!
It’s disgusting that the company operating the Dona Paz pretty much got off Scott free and just put all the blame on the Vector.
Awesome video man, my boy is obsessed with ships and their history. He loved this video and so did I, really informative, keep it up!!!
Hi Sam! Love your content keep up the good work! I was wondering if you can do a video about submarine disasters like Kursk.
Thanks for this highly informative and excellently presented video!
I know that several of us commenters and made a request for the video on MV Doña Paz. What we got was even better! Your research into the Oil Tanker MT Vector is amazingly detailed!
I never knew the MT Vector had steering problems and the weird zigzag pattern, along with being not seaworthy and unlicensed, until your video, as most documentaries focused mainly on the MV Doña Paz's deficiencies.
I always love your videos and learning new ship things, keep it up
I never heard of this ship before, thank you so much for sharing! At the very end when you were summarizing up, I could hear the anger & disgust in your voice over how the ship did not acknowledge all those poor people that died because “they technically” were not listed on the ships log…how horrible this was, I too was angry!!! Shame on them!!!
Thank you very much Sam for featuring this tragedy in my country. Thing is, my parents met in that boat before it went down, years before, then they got annulled years after the boat sank, their marriage sank too, just like the boat-- due to overcrowding. btw its mentioned as "Sool- pee-show" lines, that's a cursed shipping line, we rode that line, no meals were served only rice, first class cabins do have food, u literally bring your own food if you dont get the first class ticket, their ships were meant to sink coz its old rusty.
Been looking forward to this one
Yessir a new video by my Favorite CZcamsr keep up the good work
You must be so proud of your mum! Another great video Sam.
Glad that you remind us of these and other events. Indifference and complacency kill. Justice is so often elusive -
If "the story of X's Titanic" series continues, it could be cool going into different navies, such as the Spanish, British or even Kriegsmarine
The HMS Hood could be considered the Titanic of the Royal Navy and the Bismarck could be considered the Titanic of the Kriegsmarine. Not too familiar with the Spanish Navy, so I don't know what could be considered it's Titanic.
I appreciate all these facts that you constantly share with us I always try to share them with my brothers but they aren’t into this stuff so I just comment them here or elsewhere on CZcams
Hot dang, I first heard of this disaster a few days ago. I searched about it again to learn some more after watching your Gustloff video, and lo and behold, you made your own video about the Dona Paz just 2 hours ago!
I live in the Philippines. I wasn't born at that time, however I have never heard of this disaster until recently. I have no idea this would be such a tragic, horrific disaster; a true hellish nightmare. I feel that the Philippine maritime companies would certainly learn from this and would care not to let this happen again; they are haunted by this even if there are those who don't know of this disaster much. I've known of a survivor so traumatized by this, he says he'd never want to board ships again and would just ride passenger planes.
Now I got to say a transport ship like this being overcrowded isn't pleasant, especially if it's not a passenger liner when you got some luxury and comfort. That being said, if it's this overcrowded and has bad conditions with little to no comfort, I'd not want to board it.
Another well presented and researched video. Thanks Sam.
But didn't the port authorities these ships sailed from have any safety protocols in place?
You'll find that in most countries overcrowding in transportation is just another normal day. Little or no regard is given to safety.
Always awesome to watch
I had never heard of this shipwreck. What a horrible disaster!
I love how he peddles his mother's book, like how adorable
you are awesome! i love your videos!!!
Whoooosh! What a story, what a storyteller!
I have seen another docu-drama of this disaster.
I think you used a couple videos from it. Good choices.
Such a loss of life. Such a wake up call.
Thanks for your mind and style, telling this story.
I love the Filipino people too.
finally. Dona Paz is underrated tbh
Finally a Ship from My Country 💖 really loved the story behind the MV Dona Paz, it was really tragic 😪
The books sound cool, Ill check them out! This is also very informative yet quite disturbing.
Your vids get better and better
Everyone: Titanic is so deadly
Me: but have you heard of the Dona Paz?
Everyone: what-
*shows burning ferry*
This was so depressing that I could only make it to 7:34.
Another awesome watch Sam👍
Request: Sinking of the MV Derbyshire. The biggest British flag ship to sink
Wow insane story, Well told as usual.
All y’all are talented!
Wow! Family of story tellers. Amazing!
Are you going to do a topic about the Queen Anne's Revenge?
The green and red lights on the bridge wings actually are just to say that this side is port and this side is starboard not for signalling other ships. Sorry for the block of text lol
Thank you Historic Travels for doing a video on my country's ship
Thanks for talking about the worst maritime disaster in all of Asia!
This tragedy is infamous here in the Philippines to present day. This was the very definition of GREED. BTW, the crew of the Doña Paz were not on thr bridge because they were having an effin Christmas Party as one of the survivors recalled. What's worse the line still operates to this day although just for cargo only. And this was only No. 1 on their list. They had like 6 other sinkings with like 700ish casualties each. I can't fathom how they got away scott free. I still see their offices on my daily commute.
Dang on, seriously?
Btw where about did the ship go down? When I was researching it I couldn’t find a map with the wreck location.
@@HistoricTravels i can remember that it was called Tablas Strait. It's betweem the provinces of Mindoro, Panay and Romblon. It was shark infested waters btw. It's a common shipping route here in the Philippines. It's 1700 ft deep. People literally mobbed Sulpicio Offices. It was utter chaos. imagine broken windows, bloody office workers. Only those on official manifest got some sort of payment. Those that were sold the "unofficial way" by scalpers, their families got nada. Another infamous disaster from same line was MV Princess of the Stars. The line disregarded the Philippine Coast Guard and sailed during a Category 2 Typhoon. The ship literally went "Poseidon" in 1 hour. 814 dead, 56 survived. And this was 2008. After that their passenger license was revoked and now only operates for cargo under a new name Philspan Asia Carrier Corp.
@@ThisIsNotAhnJieRen To add, even when they were only transporting cargo, they still got involved in a midsea collision where one of their cargo vessels collided with a passenger ferry from another shipping line. The passenger ferry sank with 100 plus dead.
@@HistoricTravels Sam, for reference, here is the general area where the ships went down: www.seachest.co.uk/folio-48-east-china-sea-sulu-sea/4489-romblon-passage-to-tayabas-bay-including-tablas-strait/
You sound like the nicest guy. Would love to have coffee someday and discuss ships and shipwrecks. Great channel and great videos.
I remember watching a documentary about this, horrific!
You should do the SS Sultana, a paddlewheeler that exploded and sank in the Mississippi river in April 1865. Like the Dona Paz, the Sultana was way overcrowded and ~1,200 people were lost.
Another one you should do is the General Slocum, it was a paddlewheeler that set out on a pleasure cruise on New York's East River in June 1904 with 1300 people onboard including hundreds of children. During the voyage a fire broke out. A boy ran into the bridge to alert the Captain of a fire, but he dismissed it as a 'childish game'. The crew then turned on the firehoses, which had never been used or even tested in the 13 year service of the ship. As soon as they turned on the water the hoses fell apart. The passengers grabbed the lifejackets, but like the firehoses they had never been used or even inspected, and by then the cork was long gone so these lifejackets had the buoyancy of dirt. Some people tried to launch the lifeboats but they were wired to the deck and could not be freed even with knives. By this point the Captain became aware of the fire and instead of turning to shore which was a few hundred meters on either side, he sailed the General Slocum another mile to beach it on an island. This caused the fire to spread even more. When he beached the ship it turned into a different direction in which the wind blew the flames onto the unburnt side of the ship.
In the end over 1,000 people had died and the Captain was sentenced to 10 years in prison, but only served 3 and a half years. It was discovered that many other ships were in the same condition as the General Slocum.
This remained New York's worst disaster until 9/11.
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Great video on an unfairly overlooked disaster in maritime history! I would recommend making videos on (1) the sinking of the riverboat Sultana in 1865, which resulted in the deaths of 1120 people - the worst in U.S. history, and (2) the 1915 capsizing of the Eastland, a Chicago ferry, which claimed the lives of over 800, making it the worst disaster in the history of the Great Lakes. Hope you consider these.;]
Thank you so much for covering this topic. The sad reality of the country I live in. Also to note, the government agency in charge of the investigation, is also linked to the Philippine Coast Guard who is also partly to blame for clearing the Dona Paz to sail despite being woefully overloaded. Hence why even the government here did not want to make public just how many people were on board the Dona Paz during the disaster. But of course, my country is run by extremely CORRUPT and greedy individuals, and the lives of people never really mattered to them. No one really likes to take accountability, and I think there are still some families here seeking justice for what happened but never got it.
There are just so many controversies surrounding this disaster. I would NEVER ride a ship or ferry here in the Philippines, since the problems still persist till this day. The ships are still constantly overloaded and poorly maintained. And of course, the complete disregard for safety. Sulpicio Lines especially. Just a few years back, another ship was also sunk with an official tally of 814 lives lost, MV Princess of the Stars, also operated by Sulpicio Lines. Sailed despite there being a typhoon, and literally capsized. The are so many hauntings photos of it, upside down with only the bottom part of the ship by the bow section still above the water. I couldn't even begin to imagine what it is like for the people that are still on board when it capsized....
Perhaps that could be another video for the future, MV Princess of the Stars.
Hey Sam, another great story and presentation! Really interesting information!
Hey!.... What happened to J. Bruce Ismay part 2? 🥸 Really wanting to hear the rest of that story!
Well I'll be watching and waiting for it! Thanks again Sam for all your hard work! I'll be sure to check out mom's book for the grandkids! Sounds like it'll be a wholesome, inspiring story for them to read!
What's the age group appropriate for the book? 📙
Sulpicio Lines continues to operate after Dona Paz, and became involved in more sinkings that killed hundred more. They finally stopped transporting passengers decades later after their last fatal disaster, the MV Princess Of The Stars tragedy.
People that are non maritime historians:
Seeing a rock:
OMG TITANIC
Seeing a custom ship:
TITANIC
Seeing britannic:
OMG HEAVEN TITANIC
I love your channel so much. Have you explored the MV Sewol?
not yet but its on the list.
Hey Sam, I asked on your livestream but since i'm not sure you saw(i lost internet connection towards the end), i'll ask here again:
Could you Make a video on Principessa Mafalda And Principessa Jolanda?
They have some rich lore behind and both met a sad end.
I think you should do a video on the SS Pendleton, I know there's a movie on it but I would like to hear your take on the wreck and rescue. You could also mention the other ship that also split in half on that same night in the same storm.
I've been waiting for this video. Im from Philippines