{{Short description|Island in the Philippines}} {{Infobox islands|name=Sulangan Island|coordinates={{coords|10.936944|125.827778}}|pushpin_map=Philippines|elevation_m=6.2|population=3,834|country=Philippines|country_admin_divisions_title=Region|country_admin_divisions=Eastern Visayas|country_admin_divisions_title_1=Province|country_admin_divisions_1=Eastern Samar|country_admin_divisions_title_2=Town|country_admin_divisions_2=Guiuan}} '''Sulangan Island''' is an island in Guiuan sandwiched between Calicoan Island and Candulo Island in the Philippines. Its population is 3,834.
==History== left|thumb|Sulangan Church On August 3, 2021, A ship had engine failures near Sulangan Island. All of the crew were rescued and transported to a facility in nearby Barangay Cogon.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Chinese cargo vessel with 49,550MT nickel ore strands off Samar’s Sulangan Island |url=https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1467915/chinese-cargo-vessel-with-49550mt-nickel-ore-strands-off-guiuan-in-samar |access-date=11 May 2024}}</ref>
On April 19, 2023, another vessel ran aground on the island. The vessel was Chinese. The vessel consisted of 21 Chinese crew. <ref> {{Cite web|title=Big hampers refloating of stranded Chinese vessel in Guiuan |url= https://www.leytesamardailynews.com/big-waves-hampers-refloating-of-stranded-chinese-vessel-in-guiuan/ |access-date= 11 May 2024}}</ref> After 2 weeks, It refloated. <ref>{{Cite web |title=Strong current hounding efforts to refloat grounded vessel off Eastern Samar |url=https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1764406/strong-current-hounding-efforts-to-refloat-grounded-vessel-off-eastern-samar |access-date=11 May 2024}}</ref> ==References== {{reflist}}{{EVisayas-geo-stub}} Category:Islands of Eastern Samar Category:Guiuan