Oriental Mindoro Governor Humerlito Dolor on Friday said he suspended fishing in areas affected by an oil spill from a sunken motor tanker off Naujan.
Dolor said at least eight towns in the province were affected by the oil spill from the oil tanker MT Princess Empress, which was carrying 800,000 liters of industrial fuel oil when it sank in heavy seas on February 28.
"We have a report that there are three barangays that have a presence right on the shoreline right there on the beaches, so it's a little worrying because our mangrove areas have reached the town of Pola," he added. "Our people can't go to the sea to fish, that's the biggest problem because since Wednesday, I have ordered that these people are not allowed to fish because it is dangerous. First of all, water toxification can pose a risk to both... humans and the fish they catch," he said.
The Oriental Mindoro governor said almost half of the residents in the affected towns were affected as fishing was their only livelihood."It is a concern that the exact location of the ship cannot be placed, though the source [of the spill] was pointed out to be 7.4 nautical miles from the shoreline. So... the ship has changed [location] by one nautical mile. It is believed to be moving through a strong current," he said.
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