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Environment and disaster authorities in the Philippines rushed to contain an oil spill on Friday from a sunken fuel tanker…
MANILA, March 3 (Reuters) – Environment and disaster authorities in the Philippines rushed to contain an oil spill on Friday from a sunken fuel tanker that has reached coastal towns on a large central island, warning of dangers to marine ecosystems if more oil leaks. The tanker, MT Princess Empress, was still missing on Friday after sinking en route to Iloilo province carrying about 800,000 litres (211,338 gallons) of industrial fuel oil. The vessel encountered engine trouble on Tuesday due to overheating and drifted due to rough sea conditions, according to the coast g...
Environment and disaster authorities in the Philippines rushed to contain an oil spill on Friday from a sunken fuel tanker that has reached coastal towns on a large central island, warning of dangers to marine ecosystems if more oil leaks.
President Marcos has named a University of the Philippines geology professor as environment undersecretary.