03/05/2023
๐๐ฝ'๐ผ ๐ฃ๐ฎ๐ช๐ฝ๐ช๐ต๐ด ๐ฃ๐ฒ๐ถ๐ฎ! ๐ฐ๏ธ
Have you heard the tea about the oil spill that happened recently? Read the details below as we spill them to you, fellow teatalkers! ๐ซ
The sinking of the Princess Empress, which carried around 800,000 liters of industrial fuel, resulted in an oil spill that harmed the livelihoods of fishermen and harmed marine life in the vicinity. On February 2, 2023, it sank off the coast of Naujan, Oriental Mindoro. 206 persons were injured or became ill as a result of the oil spill, with some having chest pain, dizziness, abdominal pain, fever, coughs and colds, ingestion, and inhalation. Over P136.542 million in aid has since been distributed to affected communities.
Shocking right?!? ๐ฑ
Thanks to the Philippine Coast Guard for their clean-up efforts in Pola, all traces of oil have been removed, with no oil visible on the sea or on boats, no underlying oil layers in pits excavated into the shore, and no oil debris.