MV St. Thomas Aquinas

MV St. Thomas Aquinas

History
Japan
Name	Ferry Sumiyoshi
Owner	Meimon Car Ferry K.K.
Operator	Meimon Car Ferry K.K.
Port of registry	Kitakyushu, Japan
Route	Osaka – Shin-moji, Kitakyushu
Ordered	1 January 1972[2]
Builder	Onomichi Dockyard Co, Onomichi, Hiroshima, Japan
Yard number	239
Launched	19 December 1972
Completed	1973
In service	March 1973
Out of service	1992
Identification	IMO number: 7304663[1]
Fate	Sold to Aboitiz Shipping Corporation
Philippines
Name	1992–1996: Aboitiz SuperFerry 2 1996–2012: SuperFerry 2 2012–2013: St. Thomas Aquinas
Owner	1992–1996: Aboitiz Shipping Corporation 1996–2003: WG&A Philippines 2003–2012: Aboitiz Transport System 2012–2013: 2GO Travel
Operator	1992–1996: Aboitiz SuperFerry 1996–2003: WG&A SuperFerry 2003–2012: SuperFerry 2010–2013: 2GO Group
Port of registry	Manila, Philippines
Route	Manila – Cebu – Iligan – Butuan – Nasipit (2013)
Maiden voyage	1992
Out of service	16 August 2013
Fate	Sank following collision with MV Sulpicio Express Siete
General characteristics [2]
Type	ROPAX Ferry
Tonnage	11,405 GT 5,869 NT 2,994 DWT
Length	138.61 m (455 ft)
Beam	22.15 m (72.7 ft)
Draft	5.80 m (19.0 ft)
Ramps	1 ramp (stern-port side)
Installed power	2x 14 cyl. MAN-Mitsubishi diesel marine engines (2 × 5,670 kW)
Propulsion	Two shafts; fixed pitch propellers
Speed	19 knots (35 km/h; 22 mph)
Capacity	1972: 900 passengers 1992: 2,643 passengers 2003: 904 passengers

MV St. Thomas Aquinas was a Philippine-registered passenger ferry operated by 2GO Travel. On 16 August 2013, the vessel collided with a cargo ship named MV Sulpicio Express Siete of Philippine Span Asia Carrier Corporation (formerly Sulpicio Lines) and sank.^[3] As of 3 September 2013, there were 108 dead and 29 missing with 733 rescued as a result of the accident.^[4]