Close to 400,000 liters of industrial oil remain intact inside the ill-fated MT Princess Empress which sank off the waters of Naujan, Oriental Mindoro exactly a month ago, the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) disclosed on Tuesday, March 28. ManilaBulletin
PCG spokesperson Rear Admiral Armand Balilo said the estimate was based on the study and assessment conducted by experts who have been helping in the clean-up and containment of the industrial oil that spilled after the sinking of the vessel.
Earlier, it was reported that the remotely-operated vehicle brought in by Japanese experts spotted several holes in some of the eight tankers of the MT Princess Empress—which have been causing the oil spill. “There are still fuel inside the four tankers located in the front and the Tank Number 4 is still full,” said Balilo in a press briefing after the situation briefing of PCG and Korean Coast Guard on Tuesday, March 28.Good response
Exactly a month after the oil spill response, Balilo reported that the areas affected by the oil spill have decreased.
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