MT Vector
CGI recreation of Vector in Asia's Titanic | |
| 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 Doña Paz on December 20, 1987 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type | Oil tanker |
| Tonnage | 629 GRT |
| Length | 51.7 m (169 ft 7 in) |
| Beam | 11.6 m (38 ft 1 in) |
| Depth | 3.6 m (11 ft 10 in) |
| Installed power | 250 bhp (190 kW) |
| Propulsion | Triple screw |
| Notes | |
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. The incident is considered the deadliest peacetime maritime disaster in history.