The strait is known for being the place where the Sulpicio Lines-owned passenger ferry MV Doña Paz and oil tanker MT Vector sank on December 20, 1987, after colliding with each other, resulting in more than 4,386 deaths.
The strait has been forever linked to the devastating maritime disaster that saw the sinking of the Sulpicio Lines-owned passenger ferry MV Doña Paz and oil tanker MT Vector on December 20, 1987, resulting in over 4,386 fatalities.