Search for sunken tanker continues as oil spill reaches ’25 kilometers long’
In this handout photo received from the Philippine Coast Guard and taken on March 2, 2023, a coast guard personnel collects water sample from of an oil spill in the waters off Naujan, Oriental Mindoro. A Philippine tanker carrying 800,000 litres (211,338 gallons) of industrial fuel oil partially sank in the country’s archipelagic waters Tuesday, causing a ‘suspected oil spill’ stretching several kilometres, authorities said. Handout / Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) / AFP
A ranking official of the Department of Environmental and Natural Resources (DENR) on Friday said that the oil slick from the sunken oil tanker off the coast of Naujan, Oriental Mindoro has reached 25 kilometers as authorities continue their search.
In a press conference, Environment Undersecretary for Integrated Environmental Science Carlos David said that based on the aerial inspection conducted this morning, it is important to determine the exact location of the
