Interviewed on Super Radyo dzBB, PCG spokesperson Rear Admiral Armand Balilo said they received an image from the National Mapping and Resource Information Authority (NAMRIA) showing that the oil tanks of the sunken ship in Oriental Mindoro are seemingly still intact.“Merong image na binigay samin ‘yung NAMRIA at mukhang intact pa po ‘yung tanker at wala pang nakikitang tagas na maramihan na nanggagaling doon sa kanyang mga tanks,” he said.
The Philippine Coast Guard said Monday it believes the oil spill from the submerged motor tanker Princess Empress is from its operational fuel, and not yet entirely from the 800,000 liters of industrial fuel oil it is carrying.
Interviewed on Super Radyo dzBB, PCG spokesperson Rear Admiral Armand Balilo said they received an image from the National Mapping and Resource Information Authority showing that the oil tanks of the sunken ship in Oriental Mindoro are seemingly still intact. “Merong image na binigay samin ‘yung NAMRIA at mukhang intact pa po ‘yung tanker at wala pang nakikitang tagas na maramihan na nanggagaling doon sa kanyang mga tanks,” he said.spotted the sunken vesselAsked if all the industrial fuel from the vessel had already leaked, considering the oil spill reported in several nearby provinces like Palawan and Antique, Balilo said that this might not be the case.
“Hindi pa. Feeling ko nga, hindi pa talaga lahat ay tumatagas. ‘Yun nga ang inaagapan natin dahil kapag lumabas lahat ng langis no’n ay ‘yan ang magiging malaking problema natin,” he said.The DENR earlier said approximately 591 hectares of coral reefs, 1,626 hectares of mangroves, and 362 hectares of seagrass or seaweeds can beLivelihood of residents and tourism in some provinces are also disrupted due to the oil slick. A number of people have also reportedly gotten sick for the same reason.
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