![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Months after the incident there was evidence found of a bomb blast which contradicted earlier reports of the blast having been an accident. The final death toll in the days that followed the attack amounted to 116 people. Survivors fled the ship by either jumping into the sea or embarking the rescue boats. A television set containing a 3.6KG TNT bomb had been placed on board the lower deck.Īn hour after the ferry had set sail the explosion from the TV bomb resulted in a fire that engulfed the ship. On the night of 27th February the 192-ton ferry set sail out of Manila for Cagayan de Oro City with 899 recorded passengers and crew on board. On 27th February 2004 A terrorist attack in the Philippines resulted in the sinking of SuperFerry 14, killing 116 people in both the deadliest attack in the Philippines and the world’s deadliest terrorist attack at sea. ![]()
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