(University of the Philippines-Marine Science Institute Facebook page) The University of the Philippines-Marine Science Institute (UP-MSI) warned that oil spill trajectory models forecast the slick from the sunken tanker Terra Nova in Bataan could arrive in Metro Manila by Tuesday, July 30. The...
Philippine Coast Guard Auuxiliary (PCGA) members prepare improvised oil spill booms to contain the leak from the sunken motor tanker MT Terranova. The tanker sank off Limay, Bataan on July 25. The underwater leaks discovered by divers from the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) and a maritime service...
(University of the Philippines-Marine Science Institute/Facebook) The trajectory model for the Bataan oil spill suggests that the slick could reach the coasts of Bulacan and Cavite, influenced by the prevailing weather and ocean conditions, based on a joint analysis led by the Department of...
Oil sheen from the leaked working fuel of sunken MT Terranova is observed by the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) during an inspection off Limay, Bataan on Oct. 25, 2024. (Photo: PCG) The anticipated draining of 1.4 million liters of industrial fuel oil (IFO) from the sunken motor tanker (MT) Terranova...
Oil sheen from the leaked working fuel of sunken MT Terranova is observed by the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG). (Photo: PCG) In a bid to avert a potential environmental disaster, the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) is containing an oil spill from the sunken motor tanker (MT) Terranova through siphoning...
President Marcos has tasked government agencies to assess the oil spill impact from a sunken motor tanker off the coast of Limay, Bataan on Thursday, July 25. MT Terra Nova (Photo courtesy of Philipine Coast Guard) During a situation briefing on Thursday morning, Marcos particularly ordered...
MT Terra Nova (Photo courtesy of Philipine Coast Guard) A Philippine-flagged motor tanker loaded with 1.4 million liters (1.4 metric tons) of industrial fuel oil (IFO) capsized and eventually sank off Limay, Bataan on Thursday, July 25. The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) identified the vessel of...
