Landmark· El Fraile Island· Philippines
El Fraile Island (Fort Drum)
14° 18.3′ N · 120° 37.8′ E
The 'concrete battleship': a rock island in the South Channel built up into a 110 m reinforced-concrete sea fort, with its turrets and 14-inch guns still in place.
Practical
Wikipedia position 14°18'18"N 120°37'50"E. The fort is about 110 m long and 44 m wide, with the top deck 12 m above mean low water. Abandoned and looted; not open to the public. The Philippine Coast Guard installed an automated light on the top deck in 2001 to mark the South Channel. Pass at a prudent distance and do not land.
Best for
Sailing past one of WWII's strangest forts