MANILA (UPDATED) — The Philippine Coast Guard on Monday said the oil sheen from the sunken oil tanker off Limay town in Bataan had been contained.
Speaking on ANC, Philippine Coast Guard Adm. Ronnie Gil Gavan said the oil sheen — a rainbow-like thin layer of oil that floats on the surface of water — caused by the oil spill of MTKR Terranova has been cleared since day five.
The Terranova — initially identified as MT Terra Nova — was carrying 1.4 million liters of industrial fuel when it sank off Bataan on July 25 amid bad weather.
The oil spill prompted the implementation of fishing bans and “no-catch zones” in coastal communities near Bataan, including in Cavite province.
Gavan said the PCG will leave it to the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources and the Department of Health to determine if it is now safe to resume fishing.
The BFAR has said that it is not safe to consume fish caught from areas where oil slicks are observed.
The sinking of MTKR Terranova is one of the three maritime incidents involving vessels that caused an oil spill in the waters of Bataan last month.
READ: Another oil spill off the coast of Mariveles, Bataan; crew members of ship nowhere to be found
According to separate updates from the PCG, the coast guard and contracted salvor FES Challenger Salvour and Builders are continuing salvage operations on MTKR Jason Bradley while oil spill booms have been deployed around MV Mirola 1.
“As of today…the PCG recovered 790 liters of oil-water mixture and five sacks of contaminated oil debris using absorbent pads” from the Mirola 1, the coast guard said.
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