PCG spots ‘oil sheen’ from sunken tanker
MANILA, Philippines — The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) yesterday denied reports that an oil spill from the sunken motor tanker Terra Nova had reached the shores of Manila.
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Another vessel runs into trouble in Bataan waters
MANILA, Philippines — A sea vessel ran aground in Bataan, according to the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) on Tuesday.
PCG: Company that chartered the MT Princess Empress also owns MT Terra Nova cargo
MANILA, Philippines (Updated 4:35 p.m.) — The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) on Tuesday divulged that the owner of the MT Terra Nova’s 1.4 million liter fuel cargo was the SL Harbor Bulk Terminal Corp— the same company who hired the ship that spilled 800,000 liters of oil in Oriental Mindoro last year.
Oil spill set to reach Metro Manila today
MANILA, Philippines — The oil spill from the sunken MT Terra Nova last week would reach Metro Manila today, the University of the Philippines Marine Science Institute (UP MSI) said.
Bataan oil spill may have reached Cavite already — fisherfolk group
MANILA, Philippines — Oil was found on the shores of Tanza in Cavite, which a fisherfolk group believes came from the sunken oil tanker MT Terra Nova.
Another sunken motor tanker leaking oil in Bataan – PCG
MANILA, Philippines — here are now two sunken motor tankers – both with oil leaks that pose a threat to the marine environment – in the waters of Bataan, the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) reported yesterday.
The Philippines says a cargo of oil has started to leak from a tanker that sank in Manila Bay
MANILA: The cargo of industrial fuel oil on a tanker that sank in stormy weather in Manila Bay has started to leak in small amounts, the Philippine coast guard said Saturday. Authorities were scrambling to start a delicate undersea operation to siphon off the highly toxic shipment from the sunken vessel, which has remained intact, to avert a major environmental crisis.
Philippine coast guard says oil leaking from sunken tanker
MANILA: Some of the 1.4 million litres of industrial fuel oil inside a sunken Philippine tanker has started to leak into Manila Bay, the coast guard said Saturday, calling for a suspension of fishing in the waterway. The MT Terra Nova sank in bad weather in the busy waterway early Thursday, killing one crew member and leaving the country potentially facing its worst oil spill disaster.