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The oil tanker Princess Empress was carrying some 800,000 litres of industrial fuel on Feb 28 when it sank, with the resulting oil spill prompting a fishing ban in areas near island of Mindoro.
OIL SPILL. A stretch of sea with thick and dark streaks of oil was observed by the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) Aviation Force during an aerial inspection on Wednesday, (March 1, 2023) at around 7.4 nautical miles southwest of Balingawan Point in Naujan town, Oriental Mindoro province. The mechanical recovery of the oil spill has begun by the MTUG Titan, a tugboat equipped with oil spill recovery equipment. (Photo courtesy of PCG) MANILA - The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) and the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) on Wednesday began the mechanical recovery of spilled oil in waters off Naujan town in Oriental Mindoro province following the sinking of the MT Princess Empress on Tuesday. In an update, the PCG said MTUG Titan, a tugboat carrying oil spill recovery equipment, reached the area at around 2 p.m. It was carrying members of the PCG's Marine Environmental Protection Unit (MEPU), DENR-Environmental Management Bureau (EMB), and Malayan Towage and Salvage Cor