Bataan oil spill may reach NCR on Tuesday -UP MSI

The oil slick from the sunken Motor Tanker (MT) Terranova off Limay, Bataan would reach Metro Manila on Tuesday, July 30, according to the University of the Philippines Marine Science Institute (UP MSI).

In its bulletin, UP MSI said the forecast was based on the oil trajectory model, which “uses surface velocity fields from Global Ocean Physics Analysis and Forecast and surface winds from the National Center for Environmental Prediction Global Forecast System.”

The MT Terranova capsized and sank on Thursday, July 25. It carried 1.4 million liters of industrial fuel oil.

Cavite Governor Jonvic Remulla had said that an oil slick from the sunken motor tanker reached several coastal barangays in the province.

These barangays were in Ternate, Maragondon, Naic, and parts of Tanza.

The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) confirmed that nine tank valves were leaking.

According to the PCG, the affected tank valves had been sealed and their personnel continued to monitor the situation. — DVM, GMA Integrated News