Siphoning MT Terranova oil to start after 14 leaking valves sealed – PCG
The Philippine Coast Guard says siphoning of industrial fuel oil from the sunken MT Terranova may start as soon as Tuesday, July 30.
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00:00The Philippine Coast Guard says siphoning of industrial fuel oil from the sunken empty
00:06Terra Nova may start as soon as Tuesday, July 30.
00:10The PCG says 14 leaking valves of the submerged tanker have been closed on Monday, and siphoning
00:15would start as soon as all valves, including the ones without leaks, are sealed.
00:20Siphoning may last from five to seven days.
00:22Meantime, the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources estimates that in a worst-case scenario,
00:27the oil spill will affect 11,000 fisherfolk in Bataan, with a combined income loss of
00:32P83.8 million pesos per month.
00:34The oil spill could also affect 8,000 fisherfolk in Bulacan, with P63 million pesos in monthly
00:40income loss.
00:41The BIFAR estimates the economic loss to fisheries in Pampanga at P7.6 million pesos per month.