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REINFORCEMENT. Eight U.S. Coast Guard and National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration personnel arrived yesterday at the Incident Command Post in Lamao Port, Limay, Bataan to provide technical assistance to the Incident Management Team handling the ongoing recovery operations following three maritime incidents involving MTKR Terra Nova, MTKR Jason Bradley, and MV Mirola 1 in Manila Bay.
Bataan Gov. Joet Garcia on Monday signed the resolution declaring a province-wide state of calamity, noting that the oil spills have affected 17,000 fishermen in the province. Two days later, MTKR Jason Bradley, which was carrying about 5,500 liters of diesel, sank in the waters off Mariveles town in Bataan. A third vessel, MV Mirola 1, ran aground near the shore of Mariveles.Earlier reports also placed the estimated cost of damage in Cavite at P1 billion, with the province declaring a no-catch zone for fish and shellfish that has affected at least 31,000 fisherfolk.
On the other hand, MT Terra Nova has been secured with capping bags on all of its valves and high-level alarm pipes, in addition to two layers of oil spill booms placed around the sunken vessel.
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