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Bataan town mayor says only fuel of submerged tanker has leaked, oil cargo intact

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Jauhn Etienne Villaruel

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<div><span class="fr-img-caption fr-fic fr-dib" style="width:950px"><span class="fr-img-wrap"><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/1721957806670452924769_949562373875782_6895934464506009353_n.jpg" style="width:950px" class="fr-fic fr-dib"/><span class="fr-inner" style="text-align:left">MT Terra Nova capsized and eventually submerged 3.6 nautical miles east off Lamao Point, Limay, Bataan, at around 1:10 a.m. of July 25, 2024. <em>Philippine Coast Guard</em><br id="isPasted"/></span></span></span></div><p>MANILA — The mayor of Limay town in Bataan reported Friday that the <span id="isPasted" style="color:rgb(65, 65, 65);letter-spacing:normal;orphans:2;text-align:left;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;display:inline !important;float:none">1.4 million liters of industrial fuel oil</span> carried by the <span id="isPasted" style="color:rgb(65, 65, 65);letter-spacing:normal;orphans:2;text-align:left;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;display:inline !important;float:none">capsized and now submerged</span> Motor Tanker (MT) Terra Nova remains intact as of today.</p><div><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/2024/7/25/tanker-carrying-1-4-million-liters-of-oil-capsizes-in-manila-bay-1011">• Tanker carrying 1.4 million liters of oil capsizes in Bataan</a></div><p>&quot;Sa kasalukuyan ang lumalabas pa lang na langis siguro mga 4 to 500 liters, yun lang don mismo sa langis ng barko, ng tanker,&quot; Limay, Bataan mayor Nelson David told Teleradyo Serbisyo.</p><p>(Right now the only fuel that has spilled in the waters is from the tanker itself.)</p><div><ivs-player data-ivs-key="e8c22c015ca9eafa76f1e3edfa03c603" data-ivs-spid="3001339" data-ivs-vid="3063925"></ivs-player></div><script src="https://player.ivideosmart.com/ivsplayer/v4/dist/js/loader.js"></script><p>&quot;Yung laman niya, hindi pa naman po, wala pa namang lumalabas. Sana po maagapan kaagad para hindi makapinsala sa aming karagatan at mamamayan,&quot; he added.</p><p>(The oil it was carrying has yet to leak. I hope they prevent that from happening so our waters and community will not be affected.)</p><p>The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) reported Thursday that <span id="isPasted" style="color:rgb(65, 65, 65);letter-spacing:normal;orphans:2;text-align:left;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;display:inline !important;float:none">MT Terra Nova, carrying 1.4 million liters of industrial fuel oil,</span><span style="color:rgb(65, 65, 65);letter-spacing:normal;orphans:2;text-align:left;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;display:inline !important;float:none"> capsized and eventually submerged 3.6 nautical miles east off Lamao Point, Limay, Bataan, at around 1:10 a.m. of the same day. </span></p><p>The vessel was on its way to Iloilo when it encountered severe weather condition brought by typhoon Carina. </p><p>The PCG warned that if all the oil in the tanker were to leak, it would be the biggest spill in Philippine history.</p><p>Sixteen out of 17 crew members of the oil tanker have been rescued while one was confirmed dead.</p><div><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/business/2024/7/25/marcos-orders-probe-on-environmental-impact-of-oil-spill-off-bataan-1355">• Marcos orders probe on environmental impact of oil spill off Bataan</a></div><p>PCG has yet to issue an update on the incident. </p><div><strong>RELATED VIDEO</strong></div><div><span class="fr-video fr-deletable fr-fvc fr-dvb fr-draggable" contenteditable="false" draggable="true"><iframe width="640" height="360" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/XxqkuhaBgE4?&amp;wmode=opaque&amp;rel=0" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen="" class="fr-draggable"></iframe></span><br/></div><div><br/></div>

<p>The PCG has warned that if all the oil in the tanker were to leak, it would be the biggest spill in Philippine history.</p>

The PCG has warned that if all the oil in the tanker were to leak, it would be the biggest spill in Philippine history.