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Asia's Titanic

Asia's Titanic

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The passenger ship Doña Paz collided with an oil tanker in the Philippines. 4,000 passengers died in the tragedy. Just five days before Christmas in 1987, the passenger ship Doña Paz collided with an oil tanker off Mindoro Island in the Philippines. 4,000 passengers died in the tragedy. It was the world's worst peacetime maritime disaster. Through dramatic first hand accounts from survivors and rescuers, transcripts from the Philippine congressional inquiry into the tragedy, archival footage and photos and a re-enactment of the collision, dissect the unfolding tragedy of Doña Paz.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

46 mins

Rating

9/10

Release Date

25 August 2009

Country

Philippines

Cast

Joonee Gamboa

Joonee Gamboa

Narrator

Salvador Bacsal (Doña Paz survivor)

Salvador Bacsal (Doña Paz survivor)

Salvador - self

Aludía Bacsal (Doña Paz survivor)

Aludía Bacsal (Doña Paz survivor)

Aludía - self

Luthgardo Niedo (Dona Paz survivor)

Luthgardo Niedo (Dona Paz survivor)

Luthgardo - self

Pedro Sorema (Dona Paz survivor)

Pedro Sorema (Dona Paz survivor)

Sorema - self

Morris Apura (Doña Paz survivor)

Morris Apura (Doña Paz survivor)

Apura - self

Almario Balanay (Dona Paz survivor)

Almario Balanay (Dona Paz survivor)

Balanay - self

Generoso Batola (Doña Paz survivor)

Generoso Batola (Doña Paz survivor)

Batola - self

Arthur Lim (Counsel of Sulpicio Lines)

Arthur Lim (Counsel of Sulpicio Lines)

Lim - self - archived footage

Jose Sison (Counsel for Caltex on MT Vector)

Jose Sison (Counsel for Caltex on MT Vector)

Sison - self - archived footage

CMDE Benjamin Mata (Marine Safety Expert)

CMDE Benjamin Mata (Marine Safety Expert)

Mata - self

CMDE Cipriano Luspo (Coast Guard)

CMDE Cipriano Luspo (Coast Guard)

Luspo - self - archived footage

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