Asia's Titanic (2009)
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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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Joonee GamboaNarratorSalvador Bacsal (Doña Paz survivor)Salvador - selfAludía Bacsal (Doña Paz survivor)Aludía - selfLuthgardo Niedo (Dona Paz survivor)Luthgardo - selfPedro Sorema (Dona Paz survivor)Sorema - selfMorris Apura (Doña Paz survivor)Apura - selfAlmario Balanay (Dona Paz survivor)Balanay - selfGeneroso Batola (Doña Paz survivor)Batola - selfArthur Lim (Counsel of Sulpicio Lines)Lim - self - archived footageJose Sison (Counsel for Caltex on MT Vector)Sison - self - archived footageCMDE Benjamin Mata (Marine Safety Expert)Mata - selfCMDE Cipriano Luspo (Coast Guard)Luspo - self - archived footageMovie DNA
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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.
How long is Asia's Titanic?
Asia's Titanic has a runtime of 46 minutes.