By Enrico Dela Cruz and Adrian Portugal MANILA/POLA, Oriental Mindoro, March 6 (Reuters) – Philippine authorities believe they have found the location of a tanker that sank off a central province last.
MANILA: Philippine authorities believe they have found the location of a tanker that sank off a central province last week, the environment ministry said on Monday, amid a race to assess the extent of an oil spill and contain further environmental damage.
State of calamity declared in oil spill-hit towns Communities fear losing livelihood amid fishing ban Tourism industry braces for possible impact (Changes dateline, adds quotes from fisherman, state of calamity declaration) By Enrico Dela Cruz and Adrian Portugal MANILA/POLA, Oriental Mindoro, March 6 (Reuters) - P hilippine authorities believe they have found the location of a tanker that sank off a central province last week, as they raced to assess the extent of an oil spill that has prompted a fishing ban, and to contain further environmental damage.
The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) said Wednesday, March 1, that it has prepositioned all of its available assets to help in the retrieval of motor tanker (MT) Princess Empress which sank off Naujan, Oriental Mindoro while carrying 800,000 liters of industrial fuel oil as cargo.
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OIL SPILL. A stretch of sea with thick and dark streaks of oil was observed by the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) Aviation Force during an aerial inspection on Wednesday, (March 1, 2023) at around 7.4 nautical miles southwest of Balingawan Point in Naujan town, Oriental Mindoro province. The mechanical recovery of the oil spill has begun by the MTUG Titan, a tugboat equipped with oil spill recovery equipment. (Photo courtesy of PCG) MANILA - The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) and the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) on Wednesday began the mechanical recovery of spilled oil in waters off Naujan town in Oriental Mindoro province following the sinking of the MT Princess Empress on Tuesday. In an update, the PCG said MTUG Titan, a tugboat carrying oil spill recovery equipment, reached the area at around 2 p.m. It was carrying members of the PCG's Marine Environmental Protection Unit (MEPU), DENR-Environmental Management Bureau (EMB), and Malayan Towage and Salvage Cor