The oil tanker carrying 800,000 liters of fuel has fully submerged in waters off Naujan town in Oriental Mindoro province, according to the Philippine Coast Guard. | JEMendozaINQ
“The Philippine Coast Guard response team confirmed that from being half-submerged, the MT Princess Empress has fully submerged,” the PCG said in a statement.
It also said that the diesel fuel spillage has extended six kilometer-long and four kilometer-wide as of 6:10 a.m., March 1. Authorities are still determining if there is also a spillage of industrial oil. To delay the further spread of fuel, the PCG deployed BRP Melchora Aquino and BRP Habagat for surveillance while the oil tanker’s company also deployed a tugboat to collect oil spill. The tugboat MTug Titan began the collection of spilled diesel at around 2 p.m. also on Wednesday.
The PCG is likewise expected to form a crisis management committee to investigate and respond to the incident.
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