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PH Coast Guard sets oil spill response as fishing vessel with 70K liters of diesel sinks off Batangas
By Franco Jose C. Baroña
Aug 29, 2023 1:32 pm

THE Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) is preparing for yet another oil spill response following the sinking of a fishing vessel carrying around 70,000 liters of diesel off Calatagan, Batangas on Sunday.

PCG District Southern Tagalog Commander Commodore Geronimo Tuvilla said on Tuesday in an interview that they received a phone call from Agutaya police at 6:45 a.m. on August 27 informing them about a submerged vessel within Batangas' jurisdiction.

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