The ferry Super Shuttle Roro 1 ran aground in the Looc Bay, Tablas Island in Philippines. The vessel was operating on route from Dumaguit to Batangas, when due to the tropical storm and heavy sea ran aground near the Tablas Island. The vessel had 57 passengers, 16 vehicles and 48 crew members on board. The ship got large hole into the hull and signed water ingress in the engine room. The water in the engine room cause short circle and the super structure caught fire. All the crew and passengers were evacuated to the life rafts and when the rescue boat arrived at the scene of the accident the ship was almost sank. One crew member of the ferry Super Shuttle Roro 1 died in the fire and explosion on board, but all other people were saved. The local authorities are investigating the reason for the accident and mostly the fire, which started in the engine room.
The bad weather in the region caused serious problems for the old and unstable ships, which are operating there. The heavy winds, large waves and storm disabled a lot of ships, but the sinking of Super Shuttle Roro 1 was series of mistakes of the captain and crew on board.
The ferry Super Shuttle Roro 1 (IMO: 7700439) has length of 97.00 m and beam of 18.00 m. The ship has deadweight of 2,131 DWT and gross tonnage of 4,090 GRT. The ship was built in 1978 in Norway, where was operating for long years. When the ship was sold in Philippines, was refurbished and fully repaired. The ex names of the ship are Mihara Maru, Cebu Trader, Loulan and etc.