Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) personnel collect oil sleek and sea water samples off the coast of Bataan on July 26, 2024, in this handout photo. Handout/PCG

Dennis Datu

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<div><span class="fr-img-caption fr-fic fr-dib" style="width:900px"><span class="fr-img-wrap"><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/1722225737367172215357846820240726-oil spill-coast-guard-HO-804.jpg" style="width:900px" class="fr-fic fr-dib"/><span class="fr-inner" style="text-align:left">Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) personnel collect oil sleek and sea water samples off the coast of Bataan on July 26, 2024, in this handout photo. <em id="isPasted">Handout/PCG</em></span></span></span><span></span>MANILA — <a class="fr-green fr-strong" href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/2024/7/27/divers-attempt-to-reach-sunken-philippine-oil-tanker-1206">Divers</a> on Monday successfully plugged the leaking valves of the sunken oil tanker near the waters of Limay town in Bataan to avert a potential environmental catastrophe.</div><p>Salvage company Harbor Star Shipping Services sealed 12 pressure vacuum relief valves of MT Terra Nova, four of which had been leaking, said <span id="isPasted" style="color:rgb(65, 65, 65);letter-spacing:normal;orphans:2;text-align:left;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;white-space:normal;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;display:inline !important;float:none">Atty. Leonell Mojal-Infante, spokesperson of the Portavaga Ship Management Inc., the owner of the sunken tanker.</span></p><p><span id="isPasted" style="color:rgb(65, 65, 65);letter-spacing:normal;orphans:2;text-align:left;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;white-space:normal;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;display:inline !important;float:none">Harbor Star Shipping Services used </span>special material to seal possible exit points of the industrial fuel from MT Terra Nova, Mojal-Infante said.</p><div><strong>SIPHONING MAY BEGIN TUESDAY</strong></div><p>As the sealing was completed, the siphoning of the 1.4 million liters of industrial fuel into another oil tanker <a class="fr-green fr-strong" href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/2024/7/28/philippines-delays-recovery-of-sunken-tankers-oil-1557">could begin on Tuesday</a> if the weather improves.</p><p>The tanker sank in bad weather off Manila early Thursday, killing one crew member and leaving the Philippines facing the possibility of its worst oil spill ever.</p><div><a class="fr-green fr-strong" href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/2024/7/27/philippine-coast-guard-says-oil-leaking-from-sunken-tanker-1429" id="isPasted">READ: Philippine coast guard says oil leaking from sunken tanker</a></div><p>MT Terranova&#x27;s insurer is now moving to pay for damages to those affected by the oil spill, including coastal fishermen who were forced to temporarily halt their livelihood, said Mojal-Infante.</p><p><span></span><span></span><span></span><span></span><span></span>Portavaga Ship Management Inc. has also submitted a salvage and recovery plan to the Philippine Coast Guard for a more detailed process for oil extraction and cleanup operations in the affected communities.</p><div><a class="fr-green fr-strong" href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/2024/7/28/oil-spill-from-capsized-oil-tanker-terra-nova-reaches-bulacan-1412" id="isPasted">PHOTO: Oil spill from capsized oil tanker Terra Nova reaches Bulacan</a></div><div><span></span><strong>—with a report from Agence France-Presse</strong></div><div><strong>RELATED VIDEO:</strong></div><div><strong><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></strong><br/></div>

<p>Divers successfully plugged the leaking valves of the sunken oil tanker near the waters of Limay town in Bataan to avert a potential environmental catastrophe.</p>

Divers successfully plugged the leaking valves of the sunken oil tanker near the waters of Limay town in Bataan to avert a potential environmental catastrophe.

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Divers seal leaking valves of sunken tanker; fuel siphoning set to begin

Divers seal leaking valves of sunken tanker; fuel siphoning set to begin

Dennis Datu,

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Published Jul 29, 2024 12:28 PM PHT

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