An oil tanker, MT Terra Nova, carrying 1.4 million litres (1,494 metric tonnes) of industrial fuel capsized on Thursday near the Philippines‘ coast. Transportation secretary Jaime Bautista confirmed that the incident had resulted in an oil spill.
“There is already oil spill. Right now, we cannot dispatch our resources because of strong winds and high waves,” said Bautista during briefing.
16 out of the 17 crew members on board have been successfully rescued, while one remains missing.A search operation is currently underway to locate the missing crew member.
Coast Guard spokesperson Armando Balilo mentioned in a separate statement that an investigation has been initiated to determine if the maritime accident was related to Typhoon Gaemi.
“There was no weather disturbance in the vicinity waters when the maritime incident occurred,” said the coast guard.
“There is already oil spill. Right now, we cannot dispatch our resources because of strong winds and high waves,” said Bautista during briefing.
16 out of the 17 crew members on board have been successfully rescued, while one remains missing.A search operation is currently underway to locate the missing crew member.
Coast Guard spokesperson Armando Balilo mentioned in a separate statement that an investigation has been initiated to determine if the maritime accident was related to Typhoon Gaemi.
“There was no weather disturbance in the vicinity waters when the maritime incident occurred,” said the coast guard.