(UPDATES) THE Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) on Friday raced to remove 1.4 million liters of industrial fuel oil from a sunken tanker and prevent an "environmental catastrophe" in Manila Bay.

One crew member died when the MT Terra Nova sank in rough seas nearly 7 kilometers off Limay town in Bataan early Thursday after setting out for Iloilo City.

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