Philippines scrambles to contain oil spill from sunken tanker

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Philippines scrambles to contain oil spill from sunken tanker

STORY: Philippines scrambles to contain oil spill from sunken tanker DATELINE: March 4, 2023 LENGTH: 00:04:40 LOCATION: Manila CATEGORY: ENVIRONMENT SHOTLIST: 1. aerial footage of affected waters 2. various of the affected waters 3. various of people recovering spilled oil in the vicinity of the affected waters STORYLINE: The Philippine authorities on Thursday scrambled to contain the oil spill caused by an oil tanker carrying around 800,000 liters of industrial oil that sank off the coast of Oriental Mindoro province. The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) spearheaded cleaning up patches of emulsified oil along the shoreline of four coastal municipalities to prevent its spread. It said the oil spill has reached 35 nautical miles south of the sunken tanker. PCG spokesperson Rear Admiral Armando Balilo said if the source of the leak was pinpointed, the PCG would install spill booms and dispersants to prevent the pollutant from widening and reaching the shoreline. The oil tanker sank on Wednesday due to engine

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