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Oriental Mindoro oil spill may affect 21 marine protected areas, says DENR

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<div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img alt="Philippine Coast Guard Southern Tagalog District Commander Inocencio Rosario confirmed that an oil spill was spotted off Naujan, Oriental Mindoro, where a motor tanker carrying 800,000 liters of industrial fuel sank. PCG- Southern Tagalog" src="https://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2023/tvpatrol/03/02/philippine-coast-guard.jpg"/><figcaption>Philippine Coast Guard Southern Tagalog District Commander Inocencio Rosario confirmed that an oil spill was spotted off Naujan, Oriental Mindoro, where a motor tanker carrying 800,000 liters of industrial fuel sank. PCG- Southern Tagalog</figcaption></figure></div><p>MANILA — An oil spill in waters off Oriental Mindoro province may affect 21 marine protected areas, the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) said. </p><p>A motor tanker carrying around 800,000 liters of industrial fuel oil partly sank off Romblon on Tuesday and drifted towards Naujan, Oriental Mindoro after it was battered by strong waves. </p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/video/news/02/28/23/motor-tanker-lumubog-sa-or-mindoro-20-nasagip">20 nasagip mula sa lumubog na motor tanker sa Or. Mindoro</a></li></ul><p>&quot;On a maximum of 40-kilometer radius from 5 nautical miles east of Balingawan Port, 21 locally-managed marine protected areas can be potentially affected due to oil spillage,&quot; the DENR said in a statement on Wednesday.</p><p>The oil spill has spread over 24 square kilometers, Oriental Mindoro Governor Humerlito &quot;Bonz&quot; Dolor said on Thursday. </p><p>&quot;Yung 6 by 4 kilometers na [affected area na] ito ay tila ba lumalapad,” he told ABS-CBN&#x27;s TeleRadyo. </p><p>(The 6 by 4-kilometer affected area seems to be getting even wider.)</p><p>The Philippine Coast Guard confirmed that some of the sunken tanker&#x27;s cargo has leaked into waters off Naujan, Oriental Mindoro.</p><div class="media-content"><div class="slider-for"><div><img src="https://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2023/news/03/02/photo-1.jpg"/></div><div><img src="https://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2023/news/03/02/photo-2.jpg"/></div><div><img src="https://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2023/news/03/02/photo-3.jpg"/></div></div><div class="slider-desc"><div class="item-desc"><p>A coast guard personnel collects water sample from an oil spill in the waters off Naujan, Oriental Mindoro on March 2, 2023. <cite>Philippine Coast Guard</cite></p></div><div class="item-desc"><p>A coast guard personnel collects water sample from an oil spill in the waters off Naujan, Oriental Mindoro on March 2, 2023. <cite>Philippine Coast Guard</cite></p></div><div class="item-desc"><p>A coast guard personnel collects water sample from an oil spill in the waters off Naujan, Oriental Mindoro on March 2, 2023. <cite>Philippine Coast Guard</cite></p></div></div></div><p>The PCG also said it observed oil spill stranding along the shoreline of Barangay Buhay na Tubig in Pola, Oriental Mindoro.</p><div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img alt=" Oil spill stranding along the shoreline of Barangay Buhay na Tubig in Pola, Oriental Mindoro. Philippine Coast Guard " src="https://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2023/news/03/02/oilspill-composite.jpg"/><figcaption>Oil spill stranding along the shoreline of Barangay Buhay na Tubig in Pola, Oriental Mindoro. <em>Philippine Coast Guard</em></figcaption></figure></div><p>The coast guard has installed spill booms to keep the marine protected areas safe, the environment department said. </p><p>Authorities have also started spraying oil dispersants into the water, Dolor added.</p><p>&quot;Merong confirmation naman at meron assurance yung company ng MT Princess Empress na kung ano man ang posibleng maging damage nito ay nakahanda silang sagutin,&quot; added the governor.</p><p>(We have confirmation and assurance from the company behind MT Princess Empress that they will be responsible for any damage.)</p><figure class="op-interactive"><iframe allow="autoplay; fullscreen" frameBorder="0" height="100%" id="ivsplayer01" scrolling="no" src="https://player.ivideosmart.com/ivsplayer/v4/dist/html/iframe-src.html?iframeid=ivsplayer01&amp;key=e8c22c015ca9eafa76f1e3edfa03c603&amp;spid=3001339&amp;vid=2486087" width="100%"></iframe></figure><div class="iwantbar">Watch more News on <a href="https://www.iwanttfc.com/#!/browse/Genres/News/tag_id_genres/id_news" target="_blank">iWantTFC</a></div><p>The local government will assist fishermen who cannot earn a living due to the oil spill, Dolor said. </p><p>&quot;Kung gaaano kalaki yung maapektuhan nito, sapagkat lumalaki na eh, nakahanda naman po ang pamahalaang panlalawigan na magbigay ng ayuda doon sa mga affected na mangingisda,&quot; he said. </p><p>(The local government is ready to help fishermen in all affected areas.) </p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/video/news/03/01/23/pcg-rushing-to-contain-oil-spill-in-oriental-mindoro">PH Coast Guard rushing to contain 6km-long oil spill in Orienal Mindoro</a></li>	<li><a href="https://news-aws.abs-cbn.com/video/news/02/28/23/pcg-binabantayan-ang-lumubog-motor-tanker-sa-mindoro">PH Coast Guard patuloy na binabantayan ang lumubog motor tanker sa Mindoro para maiwasan ang oil spill</a></li></ul><p>The DENR said it also coordinated with private sector experts to create a mid to long-term risk management strategy for the affected areas.</p>

An oil spill in waters off Oriental Mindoro may affect 7 fish sanctuaries in the province, its governor said Thursday.