In March 1616, Dom Jose De Silva, Spanish Governor of the Philippines was homebound with his fleet of 10 galleons and 2 galleys when his galleon on a reef in the vicinity.
Tradition has it that the accident took place a the Kusu Reff itself and hence the island became first known in the 17th Century as Governor’s Island and Singapore Straits as the Governor’s Straits.
The island gained prominence again when Daniel Ross Hydrographer to Sir Stamford Raffles surveyed the harbor and established the island as a reference point for all ships entering the port.
Subsequently, in 1822, a signal station with a signal mast was erected on the island and it was manned by the staff of the Harbour Master’s Department.
Kusu which means “Tortoise Island” in Chinese, is also known as Peak Island or Pulau Tembakul in Malay. It is situated about 5.6 km from Singapore. The Island was transformed from two tiny outcrops on a reef into a holiday resort seven times larger in size from 1.2 hectares to 8.6 hectares in 1975.
Kusu Island has a religious and legendary background. There is a Malay Shrine and a Chinese Temple. on the Island. During the Kusu Festival in the Ninth Lunar Month every year, thousands of devotees make their pilgrimage to the island to pray for good health, peace, happiness, good luck, and prosperity.
Prior to the reclamation and implementation of ferry services, in 1975, devotees had to make their way to Kusu in sampans, or bumboats.
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