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3 unusual facts about Ilocos Norte-class patrol boat


Ilocos Norte-class patrol boat

On Apr. 8, 2013, BRP Romblon (SARV 3503) was deployed when a Chinese fishing vessel ran aground in Tubbataha Reef.

On Dec.24, 2009, an Ilocos Norte-class patrol boat, BRP Nueva Vizcaya (SARV 3502), along with BRP Pampanga (SARV 003)and MT Tug Habagat (TB-271) was deployed to Cavite to conduct search and rescue operations when MV Catalyn B, a wooden hull motorized vessel collided with the fishing vessel FV Anatalia and sank some 2.8 nautical miles northwest of Limbones Island at 2:25 a.m.

The Ilocos Norte-class patrol boat is a series of four vessels in active service of the Philippine Coast Guard.


Abraham Sarmiento

He completed his primary and secondary education in Laoag City, Ilocos Norte, graduating as the valedictorian of his high school class.

Badoc Island

Badoc Island is an uninhabited island located about a kilometer off the shore of Barangay Pagsanahan in Badoc, Ilocos Norte.

Basi

The 1807 Basi Revolt in Piddig, Ilocos Norte, occurred when the Philippines' Spanish rulers effectively banned private manufacture of the beverage.

Dingras, Ilocos Norte

On October 9, 2007, Dingras, Ilocos Norte, Philippines eyed a "Guinness World Records" certification after baking a kilometer-long "bibingka" (native cake) made from 1,000 kilos of cassava and eaten by 1,000 residents.

Guane

The Filipinos worked the huge tobacco plantations much as they did in their home country, in the present provinces of Ilocos Sur, Tarlac, Ilocos Norte, Cagayan and Isabela.

Hauk-class patrol boat

Designed as a development of the Storm- and Snøgg-class, by Lieutenant-commander (later Captain) Harald Henriksen, the 14 Hauk class vessels made up the Coastal Combat Flotilla, responsible for protecting the rugged coastline of Norway.

Kilusang Bagong Lipunan

The party still enjoys great support in President Marcos' home province of Ilocos Norte, but retains little outside of it.

Michael Keon

Keon's former wife, Elizabeth Marcos, was first the vice-governor and then governor of the Philippine province of Ilocos Norte (1971-1983).

R-class patrol boat

The R class patrol boats was a class of Finnish patrol boats, originally constructed as coastal minesweepers.

Rapp-class patrol boat

The class was designed, constructed and scale tested by Harald Henriksen in 1946.

Skjold-class patrol boat

To ensure stealth capabilities, anechoic coatings of radar absorbent materials (RAM) have been used in the load-bearing structures over large areas of the ship.

Sparviero-class patrol boat

A license agreement was signed in 1991 to build up to 12 Sparvieros, with the first two approved in FY90 and both were laid down by Sumitomo in Uraga on 25 March 1991.

T.991-class patrol boat

The Tor 991 is a class of patrol boats design and built in Thailand.


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