Metro Manila (CNN Philippines, March 14) — Oil leakage from the sunken tanker in Oriental Mindoro is expected to continue until the end of March, the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) said Tuesday.
As of March 10, DENR Secretary Antonia Loyzaga told a Senate hearing that oil from the ship is leaking at a rate of 35,000 to 50,000 liters per day.
Based on their assessment on the surface, she said it will take from 15 to 20 days before the oil from MT Princess Empress runs out, citing a report from the University of the Philippines-Marine Science Institute (UP-MSI).
\”Unfortunately, our assumption is that we will not be able to stop the seepage so we will act as if we are on a worst case scenario,\” Loyzaga said in the hearing.
\”How it (oil spill) will reach the different municipalities depends on the winds and the current, so we will have to rely on the model that they (UP-MSI) are actually running,\” she added.
On Sunday, the UP-MSI said the spill may reach the environmentally critical Verde Island Passage due to the weakening northeast monsoon or amihan.
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Bulletin 7: Oil spill model forecasts that spill will reach Verde Island Passage due to weakening Amihan
Disclaimer: The model results are model forecasts and accuracy is difficult to determine. PLEASE USE MODEL RESULTS WITH CAUTION.
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— UP Marine Science Institute (@up_msi) March 12, 2023
