(UPDATES) THE Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) on Friday raced to remove 1.4 million liters of industrial fuel oil from a sunken tanker and prevent an 'environmental catastrophe' in Manila Bay.
THE Philippine Coast Guard on Friday raced to remove 1.4 million liters of industrial fuel oil from a sunken tanker and prevent an 'environmental catastrophe' in Manila Bay.One crew member died when the MT Terra Nova sank in rough seas nearly 7 kilometers off Limay town in Bataan early Thursday after setting out for Iloilo City.An oil slick stretching several kilometers was detected in the bay, which thousands of fishermen and tourism operators rely on for their livelihoods.
Coast guard personnel arrange an oil spill containment boom to be on standby for deployment at a port in Limay, Bataan, on July 25, 2024. A Philippine-flagged tanker carrying 1.4 million liters of industrial fuel oil sank off Manila on July 25, authorities said, as they raced to contain a spill. Coast guard spokesman Rear Admiral Armando Balilo said on Friday the spill was 'minimal' and that it appeared to be diesel fuel used to power the tanker and not industrial fuel oil cargo.'No oil has been leaking from the tank itself, so we're racing against time to siphon the oil so we can avoid the environmental catastrophe,' Balilo said.
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