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Marina grounds vessels of oil tanker owner
The Maritime Industry Authority (MARINA) has issued cease and desist orders against RDC Reield Marine Services, the owner of the sunken MT Princess Empress, targeting its Certificate of Public Convenience (CPC) and the operations of its remaining three vessels.
These directives will remain in effect until the satisfactory completion of the investigations into the oil spill.
The MT Princess Empress sank on February 28 off Naujan, Oriental Mindoro, spilling 900,000 liters of industrial fuel.
MARINA administrator Hernani Fabia clarified that the sunken vessel was classified as "newly-constructed," differentiating it from "brand new" vessels.
This contradicts Justice Secretary Jesus Crispin Remulla's earlier statement that the tanker was allegedly old and not originally built as a tanker.
Environment Undersecretary Ignatius Rodriguez stated that administrative fines of PHP 471,000 per day from March 1 until the oil spill is resolved may be imposed on the vessel's owners due to contamination.
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A Japanese remotely-operated vehicle (ROV), Hakuyo, has located the sunken M/T Princess Empress approximately 7.7 nautical miles from Balingawan Point in Naujan town.
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The sunken tanker MT Princess Empress, which caused an oil spill in Oriental Mindoro, has been located off the coast of Naujan using a remotely operated vehicle (ROV) from a Japanese vessel.
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Senator Risa Hontiveros is calling for the accountability of Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) and Maritime Industry Authority (Marina) officials due to alleged negligence in the Oriental Mindoro oil spill.
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Twelve out of 14 municipalities in Oriental Mindoro have been affected by the oil spill from the sunken MT Princess Empress, prompting the province to be declared under a state of calamity.
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A tanker, MT Princess Empress, carrying 800,000 liters of industrial oil, capsized off the coast of Naujan, Oriental Mindoro on February 28, 2023, and submerged two days later.
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