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Originally posted by Ripedie254
The movie definitely resparked interest in the event, just like another movie called "A Night to remember" did in the fifties. But you implied that the only reason people would care about it at all was because they liked the movie
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I guess I could have tried to explain myself better without coming across as insensitive.
By the way I do care about the Titanic. I have tried to learn about some of the differences between what really happened and how it was portrayed in the movie. Of course I like the movie, who doesn't?
The story behind the Doņa Paz ferry collision was quite scary too.
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While most of the passengers slept, the Doņa Paz collided with MT Vector, an oil tanker en route from Bataan to Masbate. The Vector was carrying 8,800 barrels of gasoline and other petroleum products owned by Caltex Philippines.
Upon the collision, the Vector's cargo ignited and caused a fire that spread onto the Doņa Paz. Survivors recalled sensing the crash and an explosion, causing panic on the vessel. One of them, Paquito Osabel, recounted that the flames spread rapidly throughout the ship, and that the sea itself was on fire. Another survivor claimed that the lights onboard had gone out, that there were no life vests on the Doņa Paz, and that none of the crew was giving any orders. It was later said that the life jacket lockers had been locked. The survivors were forced to jump off the ship and swim among charred bodies. The Doņa Paz sank within two hours of the collision, while the Vector sank within four hours. Both ships sank in about 545 meters of water in the shark-infested Tablas Strait.
Twenty-six survivors were retrieved from the seas. Twenty-four of them were passengers on the Doņa Paz while the other two were crew members of the Vector. None of the crew of the Doņa Paz survived. Most of the survivors sustained burns from jumping into the flaming waters. The 2008 edition of the World Almanac records the estimated lives lost at 4,341.
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