| History | |
|---|---|
 Philippines | |
| Name | Oil Nic-II |
| Owner | Vector Shipping, Inc. |
| Port of registry | Manila |
| Builder | Navotas Industrial Corp |
| Completed | April 19, 1980 |
| Out of service | December 20, 1987 |
| Renamed | Vector before December 1987 |
| Identification | IMO number: 8427632 |
| Fate | Caught fire and sank after a collision with the MV Doña Paz on December 20, 1987 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | Oil Tanker |
| Tonnage | 629 GRT |
| Length | 51.7 m (170 ft) |
| Beam | 11.6 m (38 ft) |
| Depth | 3.6 m (12 ft) |
| Installed power | 250 bhp |
| Propulsion | Triple screw |
| Notes | [1] |
Vector was a Philippine oil tanker that collided with the passenger ferry Doña Paz on December 20, 1987 in the Tablas Strait, Philippines, resulting in the deaths of an estimated 4,385 passengers and crew from the two ships.[2] The incident is considered the deadliest peacetime maritime disaster in history.[3][4]
- ^ "Vector". Sea-Web (subscription required). IHS Global Ltd. Retrieved 29 March 2015.
- ^ Det Norske Veritas Report No. 97-2053, Annex 1: Passenger Vessel Evacuation Descriptions, sec. I.4.1, p. I.36, FSA of HLA on PassengerVessels, C8065\annex 1.doc 1 November 2001. http://research.dnv.com/skj/Fsahla/Annex1.pdf Archived 2018-09-30 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Ferry collides with oil tanker near Manila - HISTORY". 2019-04-01. Archived from the original on 2019-04-01. Retrieved 2020-08-07.
- ^ "7 of the World's Deadliest Shipwrecks". Encyclopedia Britannica. Retrieved 2020-08-07.
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