The Maritime Industry Authority (Marina) disclosed on Thursday that cease and desist orders (CDOs) have been issued against the company that owns the sunken MT Princess Empress, which had caused a massive oil spill in Oriental Mindoro and its environs.
THE Maritime Industry Authority disclosed on Thursday that cease and desist orders have been issued against the company that owns the sunken MT Princess Empress, which had caused a massive oil spill in Oriental Mindoro and its environs.
The DOJ is leading the case build up for the possible filing of appropriate civil and criminal charges to be lodged in connection with the massive environmental consequences following the sinking of the ill-fated vessel. “We were asked for cooperation. We are cooperating in fact because this is a whole-of government-approach,” Fabia said.
“It is newly constructed. Not new but newly-constructed,” Fabia explained referring to the sunken vessel.“But this [MT Princess Empress] is newly constructed, new from scratch,” Fabia pointed out. Satellite data from the US National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration as of March 21 showed that the floating oil had accumulated into a 37.84-square-kilometer slick—“larger than Las Piñas,” the scientists noted.
Based on the videos and photographs produced by the remotely operated vehicle Hakuyo, the tanker that sank off Naujan, Occidental Mindoro, last February 28 continues to spill oil from its cargo. But it will not happen in the immediate term as operators of the ROV may need to ensure the compatibility of the bag to the accessory of the ROV that would be attached to make it work as proposed by the team composed of Japanese experts, PCG and consultants hired by the owner of the vessel to address the problem.
Incident Management Team in Oriental Mindoro commander, Coast Guard Commodore Geronimo Tuvilla said the cleanup operation will be intensified in affected areas and more oil spill booms will have to be readied to prevent the oil from affecting VIP.
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