The Philippine Coast Guard on Sunday said it has so far collected 6,803 liters of oily water mixture and 65 sacks of oil-contaminated debris in its offshore response operations to the oil spill.
Oriental Mindoro Governor Bonz Dolor told CNN Philippines that authorities are working towards sealing the leakage from the tanker, as traces of oil continue to resurface despite the regular clean-up. [Translation: So, our priority is to get the ROV – remotely operated vehicle - so that we can dive, plug the leak, and get the remaining oil from the ship.]
“Kasi Oriental Mindoro is known na naglalabas ng pagkaing dagat. Kaya lang, because of the oil spill, malaki ang epekto nito sa local na industriya at sa export natin na ginagawa talaga ng Mindoro,” he said.
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