Oil from sunken tanker reaches Antique

Updated SAT · MAR 4, 2023 · 2:45 PM

Oil from the sunken M/T Princess Empress has reached three barangays in Caluya, Antique.

The Philippine Coast Guard confirmed oil presence on Semirara Island's shoreline and is conducting clean-up operations.

MT Princess Empress sank off Naujan, Oriental Mindoro on February 28 while carrying 800,000 liters of industrial fuel oil.

PCG has deployed personnel and assets to contain the spill and initiated shoreline clean-ups in affected areas.

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