08-17-2013, 08:47 PM
"4341 people died in 1987. Who many people do these types of ferries hold?"
Your questions are answered here Grateful11. The vessel was clearly overloaded.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MV_Dona_Paz
Class & type: Passenger ferry
Tonnage: 2,602
1,192 (deadweight)
Length: 93.1 m (305 ft)
Beam: 13.6 m (45 ft)
Speed: 18 knots
Capacity: 1,518 passengers
Crew: 66
http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/467633/hist...hilippines
MANILA, Philippines—The sinking of a ferry following a collision with a cargo ship is the latest of many deadly accidents to have plagued the Philippines’ sea transport industry.
Inter-island ferries are one of the main forms of transport for millions of Filipinos across the archipelago, mainly because they are cheaper than air travel.
However, bad weather, particularly during the typhoon season, as well as poor maintenance, overloading of vessels and lax enforcement of safety regulations have led to many disasters.
Here is a list of major accidents in the Philippines over the past three decades:
Click the link to see the list of disasters. It is criminal that there have been so many.
Your questions are answered here Grateful11. The vessel was clearly overloaded.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MV_Dona_Paz
Class & type: Passenger ferry
Tonnage: 2,602
1,192 (deadweight)
Length: 93.1 m (305 ft)
Beam: 13.6 m (45 ft)
Speed: 18 knots
Capacity: 1,518 passengers
Crew: 66
http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/467633/hist...hilippines
MANILA, Philippines—The sinking of a ferry following a collision with a cargo ship is the latest of many deadly accidents to have plagued the Philippines’ sea transport industry.
Inter-island ferries are one of the main forms of transport for millions of Filipinos across the archipelago, mainly because they are cheaper than air travel.
However, bad weather, particularly during the typhoon season, as well as poor maintenance, overloading of vessels and lax enforcement of safety regulations have led to many disasters.
Here is a list of major accidents in the Philippines over the past three decades:
Click the link to see the list of disasters. It is criminal that there have been so many.