MT Princess Empress oil spill
2023 oil spill in the Philippines / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
On the morning of February 28, 2023, MT Princess Empress sank off Naujan, Oriental Mindoro, Philippines, causing an oil spill in the waters of the provinces of Antique, Batangas, Oriental Mindoro, and Palawan. En route from Bataan to Iloilo, the oil tanker was carrying 900,000 liters of industrial fuel oil before it sank.
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MT Princess Empress oil spill | |
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Location | Tablas Strait, Philippines[lower-alpha 1] |
Coordinates | 13.3175°N 121.529722°E / 13.3175; 121.529722[1] |
Date | February 28, 2023; 14 months ago (2023-02-28) |
Cause | |
Cause | Sinking of MT Princess Empress |
Casualties | 203 non-fatal injuries[2] |
Operator | RDC Reield Marine Services[3] |
Spill characteristics | |
Volume | <1 million L (260,000 US gal)[lower-alpha 2] |
Area | 162.6 km2 (62.8 sq mi)[6] |
Shoreline impacted | 74.7 km (46.4 mi)[7] |
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