Oil tanker carrying 800,000 liters of oil sinks off Romblon; no info on oil spill yet

An oil tanker carrying some 800,000 liters of industrial fuel oil sank off the waters of Tablas Island in Romblon, a port official said. | JEMendozaINQ

“Ang tripulante po ay nailigtas lahat, dalawampung katao… ligtas naman po sila lahat, at bandang alas singko po sila nailigtas lahat [All the crew had been rescued around 5 a.m., 20 of them, they are now safe],” he said.

“Sa ngayon wala pa po tayong info tungkol doon pero ang sinasabi ng kapitan ay 800,000 industrial fuel oil, ganoon po karami [As of the moment, we have no information about that but the captain said 800,000 of industrial fuel oil, that’s how much],” Sino Cruz said when asked about the possibility of oil spill.

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