The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) on Tuesday clarified that the sunken motor tanker Princess Empress in Oriental Mindoro was carrying 900,000 liters of industrial fuel oil and not 800,000 as earlier reported.
"Nine hundred [thousand] po doon sa kanilang declaration," PCG spokesperson Rear Admiral Armand Balilo told Dobol B TV, correcting earlier reports that the motor tanker was carrying 800,000 liters of industrial fuel oil.
"Base po doon sa pagsusuri sa weight ng barko at saka doon sa capacity niya ay hindi naman po siya overloaded," he said. MT Princess Empress sank due to strong waves on February 28. All 20 people on board were rescued. The PCG said the motor tanker sank 400 meters into the ocean, which was too deep for divers to reach.total of 31,497 families in MIMAROPA and Western Visayas
A total of P23.9 million worth of assistance, coming from the government and non-government organizations, has been provided to the affected residents.
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