Officials seek fines for reef damage by USS Guardian
Tubbataha Reef Parks officials aired the hope, on Sunday, that the US Navy would pay the “appropriate fine” for the damage to the reef caused by the Jan. 17 grounding of the USS Guardian.
Tubbataha Reef Parks officials aired the hope, on Sunday, that the US Navy would pay the “appropriate fine” for the damage to the reef caused by the Jan. 17 grounding of the USS Guardian.
The USS Guardian dismantling operation continued on Thursday after the grounded US Navy minesweeper’s four engines were removed and transferred to a barge by the lead crane ship Jascon 25, the Philippine Coast Guard said.
The second, bigger crane ship that would help remove portions of the USS Guardian, which remains stuck in Tubbataha Reef in Palawan, is expected to arrive at the site on Saturday, according to the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG).
MANILA, Philippines–A 19-man team from the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources is sailing to Tubbataha Reef to closely assess the damage caused by the USS Guardian and determine what needs to be done to revive some of the “wounded” coral habitats. BFAR assistant director Benjamin Tabios, said the agency has deployed its marine [...]
The US Navy minesweeper that ran aground on a coral reef remained stuck at the Tubbataha Reefs Natural Park for the second day on Friday but most of the US sailors had left the ship for safety reasons after initial efforts to free the vessel failed, the US Navy’s 7th Fleet said in a statement on Friday.
An independent investigation initiated by the Subic Bay Freeport Chamber of Commerce has concluded that a US Navy contractor violated Philippine laws when it dumped waste from an American ship outside Subic waters in October.
A US Navy contractor violated Philippine environmental laws by dumping toxic waste into Subic Bay in October, Senate investigators found Wednesday.
The United States Navy is reviewing the past performance of its contractor, Glenn Defense Marine Asia Philippines Inc., to find out if it had violated ocean dumping laws, which would mean it violated its husbanding contract with the US Navy.
Partylist lawmakers are calling on the committees on natural resources and ecology at the House of Representatives to look into the alleged dumping of toxic waste done by a US Navy contractor within Philippine waters.
Senator Miriam Defensor-Santiago has asked the Senate to look into what could be a breach of the Visiting Forces Agreement in light of the alleged dumping of toxic wastes in Philippine waters by a private logistics handler contracted by the US Navy.
Environment Secretary Ramon Paje has ordered an assessment of the toxicity levels and environment impacts of hazardous wastes allegedly dumped in waters off Subic last month to determine sanctions against the alleged polluter, a US Navy contractor.
Five stranded fishermen were rescued by a US ship off the waters of Lubang Island in Mindoro early Wednesday.
The United States and more than two dozen allies are gearing up for the largest naval exercise ever in the Middle East focused on countering the threat of anti-ship mines. A wary Iran says it will be watching closely.
