MANILA, Philippines — The Philippines said Wednesday it began retrieving 1.4 million liters of industrial fuel oil from a sunken tanker off Manila Bay that for weeks has threatened to cause an environmental disaster.
The Philippine coast guard said a private company was transferring the cargo, an operation the government earlier indicated could take one week to complete.'The syphoning operation for the first tank is ongoing,' a coast guard media officer told reporters.The Filipino-flagged tanker capsized and sank off Manila on July 25, killing one crew member as the ship tried to return to port amid bad weather fueled by Typhoon Gaemi. It was carrying eight tanks of industrial fuel oil when it sank.
The coast guard later said the spillage had been minimal, but local governments nonetheless imposed 'no-catch' zones affecting tens of thousands of fishermen in the bay.The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources urged the public to 'exercise caution when consuming fish from the affected areas due to the risk of petrochemical contamination.
Begins Transfer Of Oil Cargo From Sunken Tanker
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