Philippines begins transfer of oil cargo from sunken tanker
4 months, 1 week ago

Philippines begins transfer of oil cargo from sunken tanker

Hindustan Times  

The Philippines said Wednesday it began retrieving 1.4 million litres of industrial fuel oil from a sunken tanker off Manila Bay that for weeks has threatened to cause an environmental disaster. Philippines begins transfer of oil cargo from sunken tanker The Philippine coast guard said a private company is transferring the cargo, an operation the government earlier indicated could take one week to complete. The coast guard had warned the release of the cargo onto the bay would be an "environmental catastrophe" and the country's worst oil spill. One of the worst oil spills in Philippine history occurred in February 2023, when a tanker carrying 800,000 litres of industrial fuel oil sank off the central island of Mindoro.

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Philippines begins siphoning fuel oil from sunken tanker
4 months, 1 week ago

Philippines begins siphoning fuel oil from sunken tanker

China Daily  

MANILA - The Philippine Coast Guard on Wednesday said that Philippine divers have started siphoning industrial fuel oil from an oil tanker that sank off Bataan province, west of Manila, on July 25. The tanker, MTKR Terranova, carrying 1.4 million liters of IFO, sank before dawn on July 25 in the waters off Limay town in Bataan. Bataan Coast Guard …

Philippine oil tanker sinks in Manila Bay, raising fears of a possible major spill near the capital
4 months, 4 weeks ago

Philippine oil tanker sinks in Manila Bay, raising fears of a possible major spill near the capital

Associated Press  

MANILA, Philippines — A Philippine oil tanker sank in Manila Bay early Thursday after encountering huge waves, leaving a crewman dead and 16 others rescued in a late-night operation by the coast guard. A coast guard ship, the BRP Melchora Aquino, was in the waters where the tanker sank, more than 6 kilometers from Bataan province’s coast, to search for …

Philippines races to contain oil spill after tanker capsizes in Manila Bay
4 months, 4 weeks ago

Philippines races to contain oil spill after tanker capsizes in Manila Bay

Al Jazeera  

Fears grow of a large oil spill after tanker carrying 1.4 million litres of fuel capsizes off the coast of Manila. A Philippines-flagged tanker carrying 1.4 million litres of industrial fuel has capsized off the coast of the Philippine capital, Manila, prompting fears of the worst oil spill in the country’s history. Transportation Secretary Jaime Bautista said 16 of the …

Tourism in Philippines' Pola hit by oil spill, tourists cancel reservations in peak season
1 year, 9 months ago

Tourism in Philippines' Pola hit by oil spill, tourists cancel reservations in peak season

Hindustan Times  

Resorts in a Philippine province known for world-class beaches and dive spots are reeling from the impact of an oil spill just off the coastline, as tourists cancel reservations during what is supposed to be peak season. An aerial view shows the oil spill from the sunken fuel tanker MT Princess Empress on the shores of Pola, in Oriental Mindoro …

Oil leak from sunken Philippine tanker prompts swimming bans
1 year, 9 months ago

Oil leak from sunken Philippine tanker prompts swimming bans

Associated Press  

Oil leaking from a Philippine tanker that sank southwest of the capital has prompted at least seven coastal towns to ban fishing and swimming as authorities scramble to contain the spill, officials said Thursday. The MT Princess Empress, which was carrying 20 crewmembers and a cargo of about 800,000 liters of industrial fuel oil, sank Tuesday at Balingawan point off …

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