The
2004 SuperFerry 14 bombing on February 27, 2004, was a
terrorist attack that resulted in the sinking of the
ferry SuperFerry 14 and the deaths of 116 people in the
Philippines' deadliest
terrorist attack and the world's deadliest terrorist attack at sea. Six children less than five years old, and nine children between six and 16 years of age were among the dead or missing, including six students on a championship team sent by schools in northern
Mindanao to compete in a
journalism contest.