Tablas Strait ( fil, Kipot ng Tablas), also Tabuas Strait, is a
strait in the
Philippines
The Philippines (; fil, Pilipinas, links=no), officially the Republic of the Philippines ( fil, Republika ng Pilipinas, links=no),
* bik, Republika kan Filipinas
* ceb, Republika sa Pilipinas
* cbk, República de Filipinas
* hil, Republ ...
separating
Mindoro Island from
Panay and
Romblon
Romblon ( , ), officially the Province of Romblon, is an archipelagic province of the Philippines located in the Mimaropa region. Its main islands include Tablas, the largest, which covers nine municipalities; Sibuyan with its three towns; as w ...
islands. The approximate depth of the strait is .
The strait is known for being the place where the
Sulpicio Lines
Philippine Span Asia Carrier Corporation (PSACC), formerly branded as Sulpicio Lines, Inc. (SLI, ), is a major shipping line in the Philippines. PSACC is one of the largest domestic shipping and container companies in the Philippines in terms o ...
-owned passenger ferry
MV ''Doña Paz'' and oil tanker
MT ''Vector'' 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.
Straits of the Philippines
Landforms of Romblon
Landforms of Oriental Mindoro
Landforms of Antique (province)
Landforms of Aklan
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