2GO Masigla is a passenger ferry and flagship of the Philippine shipping company 2GO Travel that went into service in 1999 as Orange 8. [1][2][3][4]
She is the sister ship of MV Regel VII, formerly Orange 7. She is currently part of the Ventouris Ferries fleet.
Service history
MV 2GO Masigla when she was still in Japan.
She started life as Orange 8 (Japanese: おれんじ8) of the Shikoku Orange Ferry Ltd. of Japan. She was later acquired by MS Ferry – a ferry operator based in South Korea that served the route between Busan to Jeju, South Korea, where she was named New Star until 2023. When the company ceased operations, she was made available for purchase and was acquired by 2GO. On April 26, 2024, Liza Araneta Marcos led the inauguration of 163-meter (534 ft 9 in) 2GO Masigla, at Pier 4 station. Attending the ceremony were Chairman Frederic C. DyBuncio, Will Howell, Teresita Sy-Coson, Philippine Coast Guard, Commodore Arnaldo Lim and Jabeth Dacanay.[5]
Onboard
Acommodations
Business Class for 2
Business Class for 6
Suiteroom for 2
Mega Value Class
Tourist Class
Amenities
Horizon Cafe
Island Fiesta
Cafe 2GO
Front Desk
Singing Room
Main Lobby
Salon
Sundeck
Clinic
Arcade
Lounge
Incidents and accidents
on June 7, 2010, Orange 8, heading east toward Osaka Nanko, collided with the fishing boat Toseimaru, heading south, about 1.3 nautical miles southeast of Shodoshima . As a result of the collision, Orange 8 sustained scratches in the center of the port side, while Toseimaru's captain sustained minor injuries and the bow was crushed. The captain of Toseimaru noticed Orange 8's approach 10 minutes before the collision, but was at the stern at the time of the collision cleaning mud from fishing nets, and did not notice the approach and increased speed to do so. Orange 8 saw Toseimaru 5 minutes before the collision, but thought it could pass by with a certain distance in mind based on its movements. 30 seconds before the collision, Orange 8 noticed Toseimaru's increased speed and shone its searchlight to warn of the danger, but did not use its whistle, so Toseimaru did not notice and the two vessels collided bow-first. The causes of the accident were determined to be failure to keep a watchful eye on the Toyosemaru and insufficient watch on the Orange 8.
