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The December 2009 Philippines ferry collision was a collision between two vessels, a commercial ferry and a small fishing boat, in Manila Bay, in the Philippines, on 23 December 2009. Both vessels sank as a result of the collision. 73 people were on board. 46 were rescued. No bad weather conditions were reported, and the cause of the collision remains undetermined.

The ferry involved was the MV Catalyn V, bound for Lubang Island, about 150 kilometers south of Manila.

See also

• List of maritime disasters in the Philippines

References

1. "Many missing as Philippines ferry collides with boat". BBC. 23 December 2009. Retrieved 23 December 2009.
2. "Philippine passenger vessel sinks, 27 missing". EarthTimes. Retrieved 23 December 2009.

v t e Shipwrecks and maritime incidents in 2009
Shipwrecks	11 Jan: Teratai Prima 25 Jan: Unnamed boat 15 Feb: New Star 19 Feb: Happy 22 Feb: Monte Galineiro 27 Mar: Unnamed migrant vessel 16 Apr: SIEV 36 25 Apr: Princess Taiping 29 Apr: USS Conolly 6 May: USNS Spica 11 May: Petrozavodsk 22 May: Liberty 27 May: USNS General Hoyt S. Vandenberg 30 Jun: Demas Victory 13 Jul: Unnamed ferry 26 Jul: Unnamed migrant boat 31 Jul: Langeland 5 Aug Princess Ashika 25 Aug P31 5 Sep: Ilinden 6 Sep: SuperFerry 9 9 Sep: Teh Teh 30 Sep: Jalakanyaka 4 Oct: HMAS Canberra 11 Oct: Shockwave 2 Nov: Unnamed migrant boat 22 Nov: Dumai Express 10 28 Nov: Coco-4 4 Dec: Unnamed ferry 17 Dec: Danny F II 20 Dec: Etoile des Ondes 23 Dec: Catalyn V
Other incidents	5 Feb: USS Port Royal (grounding) 20 Mar: USS Hartford and USS New Orleans (collision)
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• Maritime incidents in the Philippines
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• History of Metro Manila