It’s unpleasant task bot somebody has to do it Gallery Here is a review of the collective offshore and shoreline response efforts this week of the joint teams from the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) and other partner agencies in the recent oil spill brought by MT Princess Empress, which sank off Oriental Mindoro in February 2023. - BRP Bagacay (MRRV-4410) conducted a water spraying method to further agitate the oil sheens sighted in the oil spill ground zero as introduced by the Japan Disaster Relief Team. - Malayan Towage and Salvage Corp. continued to deploy MTug Titan-1 and MTug Cabilao to contain oil sheens spilt in Naujan waters of Oriental Mindoro. - The joint team from the PCG- Marine Environmental Protection Command (MEPCOM) and Malayan Towage and Salvage Corp. aggressively collected the oily water mixtures accumulated from the offshore recovery operations. - Marine Environmental Protection Command-National Strike Force removed the stranded oil-contaminated debris attached to the mangroves in Sitio Buloc-Buloc, Montemayor, Naujan. - Oil stains were sighted attached to rocks at the shoreline at Sitio Buloc Buloc. The team continued to clean the remaining oil traces in the area. - MEPCOM National Strike Force personnel conducted manual wiping of cobbles and pebbles using sorbent pads in the affected shoreline at Sitio Buloc-Buloc. - The PCG supervised personnel the Harbor Star and Shipping Inc. hired to conduct shoreline flushing. They used high-pressure water to wash stranded oil from boulders in Barangay Puting Cacao, Pola, Oriental Mindoro. - The shoreline cleanup team hired by Harbor Star and Shipping Inc. washed sediments inside a concrete mixer with sand, water, or a non-toxic agent and rinsed using a mesh as a Phase 2 oil spill cleanup method. [Photos by Incident Management Team Oriental Mindoro; CG SN1 WB Manabat &CG ASN MM Misuari / CGPA] By Manila Standard May 20, 2023, 11:05 pm - Advertisement - Elements of the Philippine Coast Guard sustains their unpleasant task of rounding up oil slicks unleashed by a sunken tanker off Naujan and Pola towns in Oriental Mindoro last February 23. PCG photo Please enable JavaScript to view the comments powered by Disqus. TagsPhilippine Coast Guard LATEST NEWS Flights delayed in NAIA over technical glitches in CAAP system Joel E. Zurbano - May 20, 2024, 3:00 pm Bill to renew Meralco franchise ‘to signal economic stability’ Maricel Cruz - May 20, 2024, 2:35 pm Customs, Army halt shipment of smuggled cigarettes in Lanao del Norte Vito Barcelo - May 20, 2024, 1:02 pm Zubiri raises anew the case for economic Cha-Cha in fueling PH growth Macon Ramos-Araneta - May 20, 2024, 12:41 pm Popular Articles Empowering communities: BingoPlus Foundation kicks off Barangay Bigayan Program Score biggest discounts at Smart Summer Sale Maya Bank, WeFund forge P2.75B loan channeling partnership to boost access to credit Top AI camera phone HONOR Magic6 Pro now available nationwide with free HONOR Watch GS3