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ENORMOUS VOLUME OF OIL. This Philippine Coast Guard handout photo taken on July 25, 2024 shows part of the MT Terra Nova oil tanker after it sank off Manila Bay. The Philippine-flagged tanker is carrying an ‘enormous’ 1.4 million liters of industrial fuel oil. PCG / AFPManila, Philippines — Divers will attempt Saturday to inspect the hull of a Philippine tanker carrying 1.
If the inspection by divers from the coast guard and a private contractor is successful, the salvor is under instructions “to start the syphoning tomorrow if possible,” Balilo added. The coast guard has warned that if the entire cargo leaked it would be an “environmental catastrophe” and be the worst oil spill in the Philippine history.
Oil containment booms have been deployed for what Balilo earlier described as “the worst case scenario” of the cargo leaking out.It was attempting to return to port after running into bad weather.
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