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On Feb. 28, a Philippine fuel ship partially sank in the Philippine seas, officials said, as Manila attempted to plug a mile-long diesel leak.
According to the Philippine Coast Guard, the Princess Empress was transporting 800,000 liters of industrial fuel oil from Bataan province (near the capital Manila) to Iloilo province in the central area when the engine overheated. According to preliminary investigations, the ship ended up in the waters near Balingawan Point on Mindoro Island due to rough seas. it was half submerged.
The Coast Guard said it was monitoring the diesel spill, but found no industrial fuel oil from the ship’s storage at sea. Another ship rescued 20 Princess Empress crew members. According to the Coast Guard, the ships were in “excellent physical condition”.
The Coast Guard said in a separate statement that the leak was located near the wrecked ship, which was 5 kilometers long and 500 meters wide. To cope with this situation, an oil leakage prevention device is deployed.
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