A few days before Christmas in 1987, more than 4,000 people boarded the MV Doña Paz in Tacloban, Leyte for a 24-hour voyage to Manila. Five hours before the ship was due to arrive in the Philippine capital, it collided with an oil tanker that burst into flames. Listener discretion is advised due to the graphic nature of this story.

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Music: "This House" and "Echoes of Time v2" by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)

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