| Balintang Channel | |
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 Balintang is the southern channel of theLuzon Strait | |
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| Location | Luzon Strait |
| Coordinates | 19°49′0.84″N121°39′59.4″E / 19.8169000°N 121.666500°E /19.8169000; 121.666500 |
| Type | Channel |
| Etymology | Balintang Islands |
| Part of | Luzon Strait |
TheBalintang Channel (/ˈbɑːlɪntɑːŋ/BAH-lin-tahng;[1]Filipino:Tsanel ng Balintang, Kipot ng Balintang) is a smallwaterway that separates theBatanes Group of Islands from theBabuyan Group Islands, both of which belong to thePhilippines and are located in the vicinity of theLuzon Strait.
In July 1944, theImperial Japanese Navy cargo submarineI-29 was torpedoed and sunk in this channel byAmerican Navy submarineUSS Sawfish.
The2013 Guang Da Xing No. 28 incident, also known as the Balintang Channel incident, was a fatal shooting incident that occurred on 9 May 2013 involving the Taiwanese fishing boat Guang Da Xing No. 28 and thePhilippine Coast Guard (PCG) patrol boat Maritime Control Surveillance 3001, which led to the death of Taiwanese fisherman Hung Shih-cheng (洪石成) by gunfire from the Philippine vessel.[2] The Philippines'National Bureau of Investigation recommended thathomicide charges be filed against the eight PCG personnel.[3]
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