Tag: oil spill
Oil from sunken tanker swamps central Philippine coast
Environment personnel "are now focusing on coastal clean-up" given the extent of the affected shoreline
Sinking Philippine tanker sparks diesel spill
The incident also prompted Greenpeace Philippines to urge the government to eliminate the country’s reliance on fossil fuels
Thai fishing crews fear five-year recovery after oil spill
Resorts and seafood restaurants say the spill is a "nail in the coffin" for their businesses in the midst of the pandemic
Sri Lanka braces for oil spill from sunken cargo ship
Flaming containers filled with chemicals tumbled into the sea from the ship's deck
Chemical cargo ship sinks off Sri Lanka, fouling rich fishing waters
The government on Wednesday suspended fishing along an 80-km stretch of the island's coastline, affecting 5,600 fishing boats
Villagers in central Philippines say effect of oil spill getting worse
At least 192,000 liters out of 251,000 liters of bunker fuel were already collected from the waters of Iloilo, according to city disaster officials
20 villages in central Philippines hit by oil spill
The oil spill is one of the biggest since 2006 when 2.1 million liters of bunker fuel spilled on the waters of Guimaras
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