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Tablas Strait | |
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Tabuas Strait | |
Location | |
Coordinates | 12°24′54″N 121°43′32″E / 12.41500°N 121.72556°E |
Type | strait |
Etymology | Tablas Island |
Tablas Strait ( Filipino: Kipot ng Tablas), also Tabuas Strait, is a strait in the Philippines separating Mindoro Island, Tablas Island, Panay and Romblon islands. [1] The approximate depth of the strait is 545 meters (1,788 ft).
The strait is known for being the place where the Sulpicio Lines-owned passenger ferry MV Doña Paz and oil tanker MT Vector [2] sank on December 20, 1987, after colliding with each other, resulting in more than 4,386 deaths. It was the deadliest peacetime maritime disaster in history.