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The Philippine Coast Guard’s salvage team was able to seal some of the valves from the sunken MT Terranova off Limay, Bataan , controlling the leakage of 1.4 million liters of industrial fuel oil. In Jun Veneracion’s report in “24 Oras” on Tuesday, authorities will proceed with the siphoning operations on Wednesday if there will be no more problems with the sunken vessel. “It is naturally more sensitive kasi may io-open at palalabasin doon yung oil para i-siphon.
However, the ocean water in some barangays in Limay is no longer safe for swimming and fishing as it failed the water quality test by the Department of Environment and Natural Resources. Results of the water quality test showed that 5.1 to 30 milligrams per liter of oil and grease were found in the ocean waters in the following barangays: Wawa, Francis, Luz Kitang, and Lamao. The water is safe for drinking if it only has 2.0 mg/l of oil or grease and there should only be 3.
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