Oil tanker MT Terra Nova capsizes and submerges in Bataan carrying 1.4 million liters of industrial fuel oil.
Full story: https://www.rappler.com/philippines/fuel-tanker-capsizes-submerged-limay-bataan-july-25-2024/
Full story: https://www.rappler.com/philippines/fuel-tanker-capsizes-submerged-limay-bataan-july-25-2024/
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00:00Oil tanker MT Terra Nova capsizes and submerges in Bataan, carrying 1.4 million liters of
00:07industrial fuel oil.
00:09Philippine Coast Guard spokesman Armand Balido said 16 of the tank's crew are rescued, with
00:14one still missing.
00:15Search operations continue.
00:17The PCG monitored an oil spill 5.6 nautical miles east of Lamau Point in Lemay, Bataan.
00:23It has an estimated length of 2 nautical miles and is carried by the strong current heading
00:28east to northeast.
00:30Authorities are determining the gravity of the oil spill and the response needed to
00:34address the disaster.
00:35Meantime, in Pampanga, 96 villages across nine towns and one city were affected by the
00:40heavy rain.
00:42In Metro Manila and nearby provinces, motorists and commuters were stranded after heavy rain
00:46brought by the southwest monsoon, intensified by Typhoon Karina, caused heavy flooding.