# Sulangan Island

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{{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](/source/Philippines)|country_admin_divisions_title=Region|country_admin_divisions=[Eastern Visayas](/source/Eastern_Visayas)|country_admin_divisions_title_1=Province|country_admin_divisions_1=[Eastern Samar](/source/Eastern_Samar)|country_admin_divisions_title_2=Town|country_admin_divisions_2=[Guiuan](/source/Guiuan)}}
'''Sulangan Island''' is an island in [Guiuan](/source/Guiuan) sandwiched between [Calicoan Island](/source/Calicoan_Island) and Candulo Island in the [Philippines](/source/Philippines). Its population is 3,834.

==History==
left|thumb|Sulangan Church
On August 3, 2021, A [ship](/source/ship) had [engine](/source/engine) failures near Sulangan Island. All of the crew were [rescued](/source/Rescue) and transported to a [facility](/source/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](/source/watercraft) ran aground on the island. The vessel was Chinese. The vessel consisted of 21 [Chinese](/source/Chinese_people) 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==
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Category:Islands of Eastern Samar
Category:Guiuan

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