MANILA: Thousands of fishermen in the Philippines have been ordered to stay ashore as authorities struggled on Friday (Mar 3) to contain an oil spill from a sunken tanker that is threaten
It is not known how much diesel fuel and industrial fuel oil is in the water.
Provincial Governor Humerlito Dolor said the situation was"getting worse". He had ordered the province's 18,000 registered fishermen to stay on shore until it was safe to fish. In the meantime, they would receive food packs. "It will have a big impact on us," said Dolor."Based on experience, the adverse effects on the community will be long term."
Pola Mayor Jennifer Cruz said some dead fish coated with oil had washed up on the shores of the municipality, which is one down from Naujan."Earlier, we could smell the foul odour. It's like we're inside an auto shop." She said coast guard personnel and volunteers were cleaning up oil from beaches, some using their bare hands, and had already filled several drums with the toxic material.
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