Anchorage· Mocaboc Island (Tubigon)· Philippines
Mocaboc Island Anchorage (Tubigon)
10° 4.1′ N · 123° 55.7′ E · approximate
An anchorage south of tiny Mocaboc Island, famous for its white sandbar, at the head of a marked channel to Tubigon on Bohol's north-west coast.
Practical
Position approx: placed about 300 m south of the island (Wikipedia island position 10 04'16"N 123 55'40"E) and checked as open water on the OpenStreetMap coastline. Webb (2009): anchor in 6 m south of the island; there is a marked channel to Tubigon. Wikipedia: Mocaboc is about 14 km off north-west Bohol, part of Tubigon, 582 people (2024) on 0.02 sq km; its white sandbar is a regular island-hopping stop, and the island is known for ginamos (fermented fish). Heavy Cebu-Tubigon ferry traffic nearby: a bangka was hit by a ferry here in 2017.
Best for
A sandbar stop on the Cebu-Tubigon route
Nearby
- Cabagan Island Anchorage6.7 NM away
- Nalusuan Island Marine Sanctuary8.5 NM away
- Hilutungan Island Marine Sanctuary9.1 NM away
- Caohagan Island9.7 NM away
- Pandanon Island Anchorage (Getafe)11.3 NM away
- Marigondon Cave (Mactan)12 NM away
- Bas Coral (Olango)12.3 NM away
- Olango Island Wildlife Sanctuary12.4 NM away