The owner of MT Princess Empress, the tanker that caused a massive oil spill in Oriental Mindoro, has apologized for the incident and has assured all those affected that it is taking steps to address the problem.
“We are truly sorry that this incident has affected the livelihoods of those living in the impacted areas and the spill's effect on the environment,” RDC Reield Marine Services said in a statement on Sunday.
According to local officials in Oriental Mindoro, the oil slick has reached their shores and has been causing sickness among residents.“Under Phase One, we are currently undertaking emergency measures to limit oil reaching the shore, mobilise appropriate assets to the site, and integrate multiple response elements into a single cohesive strategy to ensure the most effective operation can be mounted,” it explained.
According to its website, ITOPF provides a “wide range of technical services to back up our core role of responding to ship-sourced spills.”“In addition, we have retained the specialist French oil spill response company, Le Floch Depollution , who are mobilising local assets and personnel, deploying necessary assets within the Philippines and importing needed equipment from overseas,” RDC added.
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