Sulangan_Island

Sulangan Island

Sulangan Island

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

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History

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

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