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Sulangan Island

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Sulangan Island
Sulangan Island is located in Philippines
Sulangan Island
Sulangan Island
Geography
Coordinates10°56′13″N 125°49′40″E / 10.936944°N 125.827778°E / 10.936944; 125.827778
Highest elevation6.2 m (20.3 ft)
Administration
RegionEastern Visayas
ProvinceEastern Samar
TownGuiuan
Demographics
Population3,834

Sulangan Island is an island in Guiuan sandwiched between Calicoan Island and Candulo Island in the Philippines. Its population is 3,834.

History

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On August 3, 2021, A ship had engine failures near Sulangan Island. All of the crew were rescued and transported to a facility in nearby Barangay Cogon.[1]

On April 19, 2023, another vessel ran aground on the island. The vessel was Chinese. The vessel consisted of 21 Chinese crew. [2] After 2 weeks, It refloated. [3]

References

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  1. ^ "Chinese cargo vessel with 49,550MT nickel ore strands off Samar's Sulangan Island". Retrieved 11 May 2024.
  2. ^ "Big hampers refloating of stranded Chinese vessel in Guiuan". Retrieved 11 May 2024.
  3. ^ "Strong current hounding efforts to refloat grounded vessel off Eastern Samar". Retrieved 11 May 2024.