MV DoÃ±a Paz. Called the greatest peace time maritime disaster in history, in 1987 the sinking of the MV DoÃ±a Paz led to 4,341 deaths with only 24 survivors. The ferry was en route to the capital of the Philippines when it collided with an oil tanker leaving both ships and the surrounding ocean to light up in flames.
One year, to their amazement, the carcass contained a jade harpoonâ the kind of harpoon that had not been used in the past hundred years. at least 100 years old. Sure enough, it turned out that the blue whales can live up to 110 years. By the way, this is called the footprint of the whale.
During these months the impregnated female whales go through whatâs known as a gestation period (the period from conception to birth) which can last for 9 â 18 months. After birth the female whale feeds her young by producing milk which her child then suckles on from her nipple.