Flaming Archipelago: The Apocalyptic Collision of the MV Doña Paz Overcrowding, Petroleum, and the Deadliest Peacetime Maritime Disaster in the Philippines, 1987
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Einband
Taschenbuch
Altersempfehlung
1 - 99 Jahr(e)
Erscheinungsdatum
06.04.2026
Verlag
EpubliSeitenzahl
152
Maße (L/B/H)
29,7/21/0,9 cm
Gewicht
475 g
Auflage
1
Sprache
Englisch
ISBN
978-3-565-38722-9
When discussing maritime tragedies, the Titanic dominates global consciousness. Yet, the deadliest peacetime maritime disaster in human history occurred in the Tablas Strait of the Philippines in 1987, claiming over 4,300 lives. The sinking of the MV Doña Paz was a masterclass in catastrophic negligence, overcrowding, and the deadly physics of petroleum fires on the open ocean.
The passenger ferry, heavily overloaded with holiday travelers sleeping in every available corridor, collided in the pitch-black night with the MT Vector, a small oil tanker carrying over a million liters of gasoline and petroleum products. The impact instantly ignited the tanker’s cargo. A massive explosion covered the surrounding ocean in burning fuel, leaving the doomed passengers of the Doña Paz with a horrific choice: burn on the sinking deck or jump into a sea of liquid fire.
This historical investigation deconstructs the absolute failure of maritime logistics. You will study the lack of functional radios, the complete absence of life jackets, and the corrupt shipping regulations that allowed thousands of undocumented passengers onto a vessel built for a fraction of that number.
Witness the terrifying consequences of maritime corruption. Uncover the grim mechanics of a blazing ocean and the systemic regulatory failures that doomed thousands.
The passenger ferry, heavily overloaded with holiday travelers sleeping in every available corridor, collided in the pitch-black night with the MT Vector, a small oil tanker carrying over a million liters of gasoline and petroleum products. The impact instantly ignited the tanker’s cargo. A massive explosion covered the surrounding ocean in burning fuel, leaving the doomed passengers of the Doña Paz with a horrific choice: burn on the sinking deck or jump into a sea of liquid fire.
This historical investigation deconstructs the absolute failure of maritime logistics. You will study the lack of functional radios, the complete absence of life jackets, and the corrupt shipping regulations that allowed thousands of undocumented passengers onto a vessel built for a fraction of that number.
Witness the terrifying consequences of maritime corruption. Uncover the grim mechanics of a blazing ocean and the systemic regulatory failures that doomed thousands.
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