A sampling to determine if the waters around Verde Island in Batangas City remained contaminated with industrial fuel oil yielded a negative result, the government of Batangas City said. | dtmallarijrINQ /PDI
In an advisory, the city’s public information office said the waters around the island were already deemed safe from the ill effects of the oil slick that came from the tanker
. It said the test, which was made on March 20, also yielded a negative result for oil contamination along the coastline of other areas in Batangas.The island is a favorite tourist haven for its pristine, clear water and underwater treasures. It is a six-village islet that sits at the heart of the Verde Island Passage , which is known as the world’s center of marine biodiversity.
VIP, a body of water between Batangas and Mindoro Island, is some 100 kilometers from Pola town in Oriental Mindoro province, where the tanker was last located after it sank on Feb. 28 while carrying 800,000 liters of industrial oil.
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