Tablas Strait

Tablas Strait
Tabuas Strait
Tablas Strait Location within the Philippines
Location	MIMAROPA and Western Visayas, Philippines
Coordinates	12°24′54″N 121°43′32.16″E / 12.41500°N 121.7256000°E / 12.41500; 121.7256000Coordinates: 12°24′54″N 121°43′32.16″E / 12.41500°N 121.7256000°E / 12.41500; 121.7256000
Type	strait

Tablas Strait (also Tabuas Strait; Filipino: Kipot ng Tablas) is a strait in the Philippines separating Mindoro Island from Panay and Romblon islands. 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 sank on 20 December 1987 after colliding with the oil tanker MT Vector, resulting in more than 4,000 deaths. It was the deadliest shipwreck in history.

Seas of the Philippines

Ocean	Pacific Ocean

Sea	Bohol Sea Camotes Sea Celebes Sea East Philippine Sea Samar Sea Sibuyan Sea Sulu Sea Visayan Sea West Philippine Sea

Strait	Balabac Strait Basilan Strait Cebu Strait Guimaras Strait Iloilo Strait Luzon Strait Mindoro Strait San Bernardino Strait San Juanico Strait Surigao Strait Tablas Strait Tañon Strait

Gulf	Albay Gulf Davao Gulf Lagonoy Gulf Leyte Gulf Lingayen Gulf Moro Gulf Panay Gulf Ragay Gulf

See also: Bodies of water of the Philippines

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