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PCG: 8.2 kms of shoreline in 2 Oriental Mindoro towns still contaminated by oil spill

Published Apr 28, 2023 04:48 am
The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) reported on Friday, April 28, that around 8.2 kilometers of shoreline in two towns in Oriental Mindoro remain contaminated due to the oil spill caused by the sinking of motor tanker (MT) Princess Empress two months ago.
(Courtesy of PCG) The PCG incident management team (ITM) conducted a re-survey of the shoreline in Oriental Mindoro last April 26 where it found out that a total of 6.578 kilometers of shoreline in Pola and 1.785 kilometers in Naujan remain to be contaminated by oil spill in Oriental Mindoro. The IMT noted that the PCG cleaned a total of 27.531 kms out of 34.109 kms (80.71 percent) of affected shoreline in Pola while 5.305 kilometers out of 7.09 kilometers (74.82 percent) were cleared in Naujan.  The re-survey covered Barangays Misong, Tagumpay, Puting Caco, Tiguihan, Bayanan, Zone 1 and Zone 2, Batuhan, Calima, Buhay na Tubig, and Bacawan in Pola; and Barangays Masaguing and Herrera in Naujan.  “The team also declared Barangay Tiguihan, Barangay Zone 1, and Barangay Zone 2 in Pola 100 percent clean,” the PCG IMT stressed. The shoreline re-survey report was discussed, agreed, and signed by involved multi-agencies from the Shoreline Cleanup Team of the PCG, Department of Environment and Natural Resources-Environmental Management Bureau (DENR-EMB), Fisheries Management Office, and local government unit representatives.  “The joint team are currently conducting Phase 2 and 3 shoreline cleanup by conducting flushing, pressure washing on hard surfaces for remaining contaminated areas, pebble/cobble washing, and manual cleaning. Remaining oil are left to weather and degrade naturally,” the PCG said. MT Princess Empress sank off Naujan, Oriental Mindoro on Feb. 28 while carrying 800,000 liters of industrial fuel oil.

Korean aid

 Meanwhile, the PCG received various equipment from the South Korean government on Thursday, April 27, to sustain the ongoing clean-up operations in Oriental Mindoro. Counselor Kwon Soonhyun and Secretary Kim Dosik of the Korean Government personally turned over the donation to Vice Admiral Rolando Lizor Punzalan Jr., PCG deputy commandant for operations. The equipment included 1,800 boxes of pads sorbents, 200 boxes of snare sorbents, 134 boxes of personal protective equipment (PPE), and 50 packs of solid flotation curtain boom. "I am in high hopes that we could sustain our established relationship while we promote a safer and more secure maritime environment across the world.  May this also allow us to achieve our shared goals specifically in the maritime sector," Punzalan said.

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