Up to 21 locally-managed marine protected areas may be impacted by the oil spill from the sunken ship MT Princess Empress in Oriental Mindoro, the Department of Environment and Natural Resources said. | JMangaluzINQ
The MT Princess was carrying 800,000 liters of industrialized fuel oil. According to the latest update of the Philippine Coast Guard , the vessel is now fully submerged, with the extent of the oil spill expanding.The oil spill can reach a maximum radius of 40 kilometers, at a point starting 5 nautical miles east of Balingawan Point in Naujan, Oriental Mindoro, according to a report by the Biodiversity Management Bureau of the DENR.
“It [BMB] has mapped potential risk areas including seagrass beds, mangroves, and dispersion pathways for spawned fish larvae,” the DENR said.
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