(UPDATES) OVER 574,000 liters of oily waste have so far been collected from the MT Terranova that sank late last month off Lamao Point in Limay, Bataan, the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) said Wednesday.
OVER 574,000 liters of oily waste have so far been collected from the MT Terranova that sank late last month off Lamao Point in Limay, Bataan, the Philippine Coast Guard said Wednesday.Citing a report from the contracted salvor Harbor Star Ship ping, the PCG said the rate of oily waste flow during the August 27 operation was 13,574 liters per hour.However, the siphoning operation was temporarily halted to change the booster pump.
Meanwhile, BRP Sindangan , BRP Boracay and BRP Malamawi monitored the siphoning operation and used water cannon to agitate minimal oil sheen at ground zero.On the other hand, the contracted salvor for MTKR Jason Bradley, FES Challenger, continued re-sealing and patching operations of the vessel's manhole and air vents.The PCG said BRP Boracay surveyed the shoreline of Cabcaben village in Mariveles while the Oil Spill Response Team conducted coastal patrol near the sunken vessel.
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