Nearly 1.3 million liters of oil collected from MTKR Terranova

Rowegie Abanto

ABS-CBN News

MANILA &mdash; Almost 1.3 million liters of industrial fuel have been collected from the sunken MTKR Terranova off Bataan as of this weekend, the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) said Sunday.PCG NCR-Central Luzon spokesperson Michael Encina told Teleradyo Serbisyo that siphoning operations at the Terranova resumed Saturday, following the passage of tropical cyclone Enteng earlier this week.<a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/2024/8/5/mtkr-terranova-owner-says-not-engaged-in-illegal-activities-1826" id="isPasted">READ: MTKR Terranova owner says not engaged in illegal activities</a>Encina said that up to 200,000 liters of oil waste and contaminants remain to be extracted from the sunken tanker before the salvor completes the siphoning operations.The salvor needs around one to two days of &quot;full blast&quot; extraction operations to conclude the oil siphoning at the Terranova, he said.The Terranova was carrying 1.4 million liters of industrial fuel when it sank off Bataan on July 25 due to bad weather.After the oil siphoning is completed, the salvor will proceed with removing the shipwreck from the sea, Encina added. RELATED VIDEO:<iframe width="640" height="360" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/ZnATcv52GfQ?&wmode=opaque&rel=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen="" class="fr-draggable"></iframe>

The salvor needs around one to two days of &quot;full blast&quot; extraction operations to conclude the oil siphoning at the Terranova, he said.The Terranova was carrying 1.4 million liters of industrial fuel when it sank off Bataan on July 25 due to bad weather.After the oil siphoning is completed, the salvor will proceed with removing the shipwreck from the sea, Encina added. RELATED VIDEO:<iframe width="640" height="360" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/ZnATcv52GfQ?&wmode=opaque&rel=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen="" class="fr-draggable"></iframe>

<a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/2024/8/5/mtkr-terranova-owner-says-not-engaged-in-illegal-activities-1826" id="isPasted">READ: MTKR Terranova owner says not engaged in illegal activities</a>Encina said that up to 200,000 liters of oil waste and contaminants remain to be extracted from the sunken tanker before the salvor completes the siphoning operations.

MANILA &mdash; Almost 1.3 million liters of industrial fuel have been collected from the sunken MTKR Terranova off Bataan as of this weekend, the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) said Sunday.PCG NCR-Central Luzon spokesperson Michael Encina told Teleradyo Serbisyo that siphoning operations at the Terranova resumed Saturday, following the passage of tropical cyclone Enteng earlier this week.

Almost 1.3 million liters of industrial fuel have been collected from the sunken MTKR Terranova off Bataan, the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) said Sunday

Almost 1.3 million liters of industrial fuel have been collected from the sunken MTKR Terranova off Bataan, the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) said Sunday

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Nearly 1.3 million liters of oil collected from MTKR Terranova

Nearly 1.3 million liters of oil collected from MTKR Terranova