Mindoro oil spill to reach Palawan

By Bella Cariaso

Mar 07, 2023 12:29 am

THE Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) said that an oil spill from the sunken vessel off the coast of Naujan, Oriental Mindoro will reach Cuyo Islands in northern Palawan in a week's time.

In its latest report from the University of the Philippines Marine Science Institute (UP-MSI), the DENR forecasts that the projected spill will continue due southwest in the direction of northern Palawan.

A handout photo received from Philippine Coast Guard on February 28, 2023, shows an aerial view of an oil spill in the vicinity waters off Naujan, Oriental Mindoro. Handout / Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) / AFP

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