Sulpicio Lines

Sulpicio Lines is a Philippine ferry company based in Manila. The company owned the MV Princess of the Stars ferry that capsized in the Philippines during Typhoon Fengshen.

Fast Facts

1. 1973: Sulpicio Lines founded¹
2. Founder: Don Sulpicio Go¹
3. Company is family-owned¹
4. Fleet: 16 passenger/cargo vessels, 16 cargo and container vessels, 3 tugboats and 5 barges¹
5. Sulpicio Lines serves nearly every port in the Philippines¹
6. 2,500 employees¹
7. Fleet suspended after MV Princess of the Stars ferry capsized on June 21, 2008²
8. Princess of the Stars was Sulpicio's fifth sea disaster since 1987³
9. Sulpicio Lines owned the Dona Paz ferry⁴
10. 1987: Dona Paz collided with an oil tanker, killing nearly 4,400 people⁴
11. Dona Paz considered the world's worst peacetime shipping disaster⁴

MV Princess of the Stars

On June 21, 2008, the Sulpicio Lines' ferry MV Princess of the Stars capsized in high seas from Typhoon Fengshen. At the time, more than 800 passengers were on board. As of June 23, 2008, only 38 people had been rescued.⁵

Philippine President Gloria Arroyo harshly criticized Sulpicio Lines and the country's coast guard for letting the ferry depart during bad weather.⁶

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