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Dec 7, 2011 · Standing proud on the northern tip of the island town of Capul, Northern Samar is the lonely sentinel of San Bernardino Strait, the Faro de Isla Capul or Capul Island Lighthouse, one of the few remaining operational Spanish Era lighthouses in the country. On top of a grassy hill of Titoog Point, San Luis, Capul is its century old lighthouse
Sep 12, 2023 · The San Bernardino Lighthouse, also known as Faro de Isla de San Bernardino, is located on San Bernardino Island, at the eastern end of the San Bernardino Strait in the Philippines. The lighthouse was built in 1896, during the Spanish colonial period, and was one of the lighthouses built to guide ships through the treacherous waters of the San Bernardino Strait.
Jan 14, 2020 · For decades, roll-on roll-off (RoRo) ferries cross the San Bernardino Strait, carrying passengers and vehicles to and from Allen Port and Matnog Port in Sorsogon. With a distance of 28 kilometers between two seaports, the average travel time is one hour and 30 minutes.
Under cover of darkness October 24–25, Kurita transited San Bernardino Strait between Luzon and Samar, eastbound, intending to fall upon MacArthur’s vulnerable transports in the gulf. The Navy’s first full-time night flying unit, Air Group 41 in light carrier Independence, had Avengers airborne that night, tracking the large enemy force.
Measurements in San Bernardino Strait, one of two major connections between the Pacific Ocean and the interior waters of the Philippine Archipelago, captured 2–3 m s-1 tidal currents that drove ...
Six massive rock formations speck the coast of Biri Island, one of the 18 islands of the Balicuatro Group in Northern Samar. These rock formations, masterfully sculpted by nature, referees the fierce waters of San Bernardino Strait and the Pacific Ocean. The waves here are gigantic, whipping the rocky shore.
Center Force, the strongest Japanese formation, was commanded by Admiral Kurita. Composed of the superdreadnoughts Musashi and Yamato, 3 lesser battleships, 12 cruisers, and 15 destroyers, it would thrust through San Bernardino Strait to enter Leyte Gulf from the north. Southern Force was to transit Surigao Strait to enter the gulf from the south.
