Experts from the US have arrived in the Philippines at the request of the government to help in the clean up of the oil spill that has spread across different provinces from Oriental Mindoro. ManilaBulletin
Experts from the US have arrived in the Philippines at the request of the government to help in the clean up of the oil spill that has spread across different provinces from Oriental Mindoro.
They will determine the most effective method and equipment to contain and clean up the oil spill from the sunken tanker MT Princess Empress, it added. Funded by the US Agency for International Development , they will also identify priority areas at risk of environmental damage, and assess needs for ecosystem restoration.
A US Navy Supervisor of Salvage and Diving will complete the eight-man team. According to the embassy, he will evaluate the technical parameters required to support the possible deployment of a remotely operated vehicle.
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