INQUIRER.net: Ferry disaster is 5th tragedy for Philippine firm

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Ferry disaster is 5th tragedy for Philippine firm Aug 17th 2013, 22:03 MANILA, Philippines—A company whose cargo ship was involved in the Philippines' latest ferry disaster confirmed Saturday its vessels were involved in four other tragedies that claimed more than 5,000 lives.   The first of those accidents occurred in 1987 when the firm's Doña Paz ferry collided with an oil tanker, leaving more than 4,300 dead in the world's worst peacetime maritime disaster.   Philippine Span Asia Carrier Corp. chief executive and president Jordan Go told AFP his family's company owned the Doña Paz as well as the ships involved in the four other accidents.   But he insisted the company's track record had nothing to do with the acci... Keep on reading: Ferry disaster is 5th tragedy for Philippine firm Media files: Sulpicio-Express-Seven-1-600x300.jpg (image/jpeg)

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