Probe sa mga tauhan ng MARINA re: oil spill, sinimulan na

The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) reports the following updates regarding the oil spill response operations in Oriental Mindoro as of yesterday, 13 March 2023: a) BRP Bagacay (MRRV-4410), conducted monitoring around the vicinity waters off Pola, Oriental Mindoro, for the oil spill trajectory reported. The said vessel found negative sightings of oil spillage after the assessment. b) M/TUG TITAN 1 and M/TUG LIDAGAT deployed their oil spill boom and skimmer around the suspected area of the submerged vessel for the containment and recovery of the oil spill at six nautical miles northeast off the shoreline of Balingawan Point and Buloc Bay. c) PCG’s Offshore Team recovered 10 sacks of absorbent pads with oily mixture and five bales of absorbent pads. The team continued the operations around the suspected area of the submerged vessel by deploying an oil spill boom and skimmer for the containment and recovery of spilt oil. d) Meanwhile, the PCG Marine Science Technicians Deployment Response Group conducted a shoreline assessment and sample collection with the personnel of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources-Environmental Management Bureau-MIMAROPA in the following areas: 1. Municipality of Naujan [Brgy Estrella, Brgy Sta. Cruz, Brgy San Jose, Sitio Pitogo, Brgy San Jose Proper, Brgy Melgar (A & B)] 2. Municipality of Pola (Brgy Misong, Brgy Tagumpay, Sitio Cueba, Brgy Tagumpay Central, Sitio Central, Brgy Tuguihan and Brgy Calima) 3. Municipality of Pinamalayan (Brgy Ranzo, Brgy Simborio, Brgy Banilad, Brgy Pili, Brgy Lumang and Brgy Marfrancisco) 4. Municipality of Gloria (Brgy Tambong, Brgy Kawit, Brgy San Antonio, Brgy Balete, Brgy Guimbonan, Brgy Sta. Teresa, Brgy Maragooc, Brgy Agsalin MPA) e) The PCG will continue its coral assessment of marine protected areas around Pola. [Photos by Malayan Towage & Salvage Corp]