Enteng delays oil recovery from sunken ship in Manila Bay

MANILA, Philippines — Tropical Storm Enteng prompted the second-day postponement in recovering 1.4 million liters of industrial fuel oil (IFO) from a sunken ship in Manila Bay, the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) said on Tuesday.

PCG said the weather conditions may cause oil leaks from Motor Tanker Terra Nova.

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“The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) has ordered the temporary suspension of the siphoning operation in Limay, Bataan, to avoid possible oil leaks that may be caused by strong current and heavy weather conditions today, 03 September 2024,” PCG said in a statement.

The recovery efforts for MT Terra Nova have been canceled since Monday.

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However, PCG said that Harbor Star, the contracted salvor for MT Terra Nova, vowed to transfer over 402,000 liters of recovered oily waste to a designated treatment facility in Marilao, Bulacan on Tuesday.

Recovery efforts for the IFO were in full swing until Sunday when 222,332 liters of oily mixture were recovered, bringing the total recovered oily mixture to 1,254,889.58 liters from Aug. 19 to Sept 1.

Last July 25, MT Terranova capsized and eventually submerged off Bataan, killing a crew member.