Marcos creates Bataan oil spill task force

by Catherine S. Valente - Franco Jose C. Baroña - Agence France-Presse

Jul 28, 2024 12:14 am

PRESIDENT Ferdinand Marcos Jr. on Saturday created an interagency task force to clean up the oil spill from the sunken MT Terra Nova off the coast of Limay, Bataan.

The incident happened 3.6 nautical miles east of Lamao Point in Limay town at around 1:10 a.m. on Thursday, a day after floods triggered by a typhoon-enhanced southwest monsoon submerged most of Luzon.

A handout photo made available by the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) shows coastguard personnel unloading drums of oil dispersants at a seaport in the Bataan province, Philippines, 26 July 2024. The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) reported on 25 July that the oil tanker 'MT Terra Nova' carrying 1.4 million liters of industrial fuel oil sank off the Manila Bay. According to PCG spokesperson, Rear Admiral Armand Balilo, 16 of the 17 crew members have been rescued. EPA-EFE/PHILIPPINE COAST GUARD

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