Junkung Explained

Junkung, also spelled jungkung or jungkong, is a small wooden sail to motorized boat used by Tausug, Sama-Bajau, and Yakan people of the Philippines. It is a fast cargo ship and is commonly used as a smuggling vessel in the maritime borders of the Philippines, Sabah, Malaysia and Eastern Indonesia. They are also sometimes used by pirates and Abu Sayyaf terrorists in and around the Sulu Sea.[1] [2] [3] [4]

The junkung is smaller than the tempel and can accommodate around 25 to 30 people.[5] [6] Unlike the similarly named junkun and jukung, it does not have outriggers. It is also a much larger ship than the jongkong, which is a dugout canoe.

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Notes and References

  1. News: Sea bandits kill 8 fishing boat crewmen off Zamboanga City . 13 January 2020 . Update Philippines . 10 January 2017.
  2. Web site: de Guzman . Robert . P2.4M worth of smuggled cigarettes seized in Zamboanga . UNTV News & Rescue . 13 January 2020. 2 October 2019.
  3. News: Alipala . Julie . Navy intercepts smuggled cigarettes in Zamboanga . 13 January 2020 . Philippine Daily Inquirer . 26 June 2019.
  4. News: Garcia . Bong . MNLF-occupied island falls to gov’t troops . 13 January 2020 . SunStar Philippines . 27 September 2013.
  5. News: Banagudos . Rey-Luis . Wooden boatmaking embraces Mindanao life, culture . 11 January 2020 . Philippine News Agency . 26 December 2018.
  6. Web site: Amata . Noel R. . THE GREAT SANTA CRUZ ISLAND, Zamboanga City . My Travel Photos and Stories . 13 January 2020.

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