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Full-blown oil siphoning from sunken tanker eyed next week: PCG
Full-blown oil siphoning from sunken tanker eyed next week: PCG
A thick layer of oil can be seen across the water’s surface approximately four kilometers from the coastline in Tibaguin Island, Hagonoy Bulacan. The oil spill from capsized tanker MT Terranova which was carrying 1.4 million liters of oil affected the municipal waters of several areas, including Bulacan, Cavite, and Bataan. Noel Celis, Greenpeace handout/File
A thick layer of oil can be seen across the water’s surface approximately four kilometers from the coastline in Tibaguin Island, Hagonoy Bulacan. The oil spill from capsized tanker MT Terranova which was carrying 1.4 million liters of oil affected the municipal waters of several areas, including Bulacan, Cavite, and Bataan. Noel Celis, Greenpeace handout/File MANILA – The Philippine Coast Guard said Friday it hoped to begin full-blown siphoning of the 1.4 million liters of oil from sunken MTKR Terranova next week.
MANILA – The Philippine Coast Guard said Friday it hoped to begin full-blown siphoning of the 1.4 million liters of oil from sunken MTKR Terranova next week.
Authorities are finishing the hot tapping on four cargo oil tanks (COT) from the tanker that sank off Limay, Bataan during bad weather fueled by typhoon Gaemi last July 25, Bataan Oil Spill Response incident commander LCdr. Michael John Encina said.
Authorities are finishing the hot tapping on four cargo oil tanks (COT) from the tanker that sank off Limay, Bataan during bad weather fueled by typhoon Gaemi last July 25, Bataan Oil Spill Response incident commander LCdr. Michael John Encina said.
The installation of hot tapping has already been completed on four other COTs, where pipes will be connected for siphoning.
The installation of hot tapping has already been completed on four other COTs, where pipes will be connected for siphoning.
“We expected 2 to 3 days na matapos po yung hot tapping and we will set up na po yung mga siphoning pipe lines, check po yung mga waste disposal para makapagsimula na tayo dito. Yun pong full blown siphoning, we are hoping next week makapagsimula na tayo if weather permits” Encina said.
“We expected 2 to 3 days na matapos po yung hot tapping and we will set up na po yung mga siphoning pipe lines, check po yung mga waste disposal para makapagsimula na tayo dito. Yun pong full blown siphoning, we are hoping next week makapagsimula na tayo if weather permits” Encina said.
Encina also said that only 2,433 liters were retrieved during two days of siphoning tests.
Encina also said that only 2,433 liters were retrieved during two days of siphoning tests.
A pump from Singapore is expected to arrive Friday to help expedite the oil extraction.
A pump from Singapore is expected to arrive Friday to help expedite the oil extraction.
The Filipino-flagged tanker capsized and sank as it tried to return to port amid bad weather. One crew member died.
The Filipino-flagged tanker capsized and sank as it tried to return to port amid bad weather. One crew member died.
It took authorities three weeks to control the spillage of the cargo and install the equipment to remove the fuel oil from the vessel that now rests at the bottom of the bay about 34 meters below the waves.
It took authorities three weeks to control the spillage of the cargo and install the equipment to remove the fuel oil from the vessel that now rests at the bottom of the bay about 34 meters below the waves.
The coast guard had warned the release of the cargo onto the bay would be an "environmental catastrophe" and the country's worst oil spill.
The coast guard had warned the release of the cargo onto the bay would be an "environmental catastrophe" and the country's worst oil spill.
The coast guard later said the spillage has been minimal, but local governments nonetheless imposed "no-catch" zones affecting tens of thousands of fishermen in the bay.
The coast guard later said the spillage has been minimal, but local governments nonetheless imposed "no-catch" zones affecting tens of thousands of fishermen in the bay.
The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources has urged the public to "exercise caution when consuming fish from the affected areas due to the risk of petrochemical contamination".
The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources has urged the public to "exercise caution when consuming fish from the affected areas due to the risk of petrochemical contamination".
One of the worst oil spills in Philippine history occurred in February 2023, when a tanker carrying 800,000 liters of industrial fuel oil sank off the central island of Mindoro.
One of the worst oil spills in Philippine history occurred in February 2023, when a tanker carrying 800,000 liters of industrial fuel oil sank off the central island of Mindoro.
Diesel fuel and thick oil from that vessel contaminated the waters and beaches along the coast of Oriental Mindoro province, devastating the fishing and tourism industries.
Diesel fuel and thick oil from that vessel contaminated the waters and beaches along the coast of Oriental Mindoro province, devastating the fishing and tourism industries.
The oil dispersed over hundreds of kilometers of waters famed for having some of the most diverse marine life in the world.
The oil dispersed over hundreds of kilometers of waters famed for having some of the most diverse marine life in the world.
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