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| Tablas Strait | |
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| Tabuas Strait | |
.svg)  Tablas Strait Location within the Philippines Show map of Luzon.svg) Tablas Strait Tablas Strait (Philippines) Show map of Philippines | |
| Location | |
| Coordinates | 12°24′54″N121°43′32″E / 12.41500°N 121.72556°E /12.41500; 121.72556 |
| Type | strait |
| Etymology | Tablas Island |
Tablas Strait (Filipino:Kipot ng Tablas), alsoTabuas Strait, is astrait in thePhilippines separatingMindoro Island, Tablas Island,Panay andRomblon islands.[1] The approximate depth of the strait is 545 meters (1,788 ft).
The strait is known for being the place where theSulpicio Lines-owned passenger ferryMVDoña Paz and oil tankerMTVector[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.
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