Oil siphoning begins
(UPDATES) THE Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) said Wednesday a private salvaging company has begun retrieving 1.4 million liters of industrial fuel from the sunken tanker MT Terranova off Manila Bay that for weeks has threatened to cause an environmental disaster.
The private company Harbor Star Shipping Services Inc. is transferring the cargo, an operation the government earlier said could take one week to complete.
“The siphoning operation for the first tank is ongoing,” a Coast Guard media officer told reporters.
The Filipino-flagged tanker capsized and sank off Manila on July 25, killing one crew member as the ship tried to return to port amid bad weather fueled by Typhoon Carina. It was carrying eight tanks of industrial fuel oil when it sank.
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