An oil tanker carrying almost 1.5 million liters of business gasoline capsized within the Philippine capital on Thursday, inflicting an oil spill, officers mentioned.
Transportation Secretary Jaime Bautista mentioned 16 crew members aboard the Philippine-flagged MT Terra Nova have been rescued, however one crew member remains to be lacking.
Bautista mentioned the oil spill had been detected, however sturdy winds and excessive waves had hampered the authorities’ response.
The incident got here a day after Hurricane Gemi intensified seasonal monsoon rains, flooding massive swathes of Metro Manila and its suburbs.
Gami landed in Taiwan, killing three individuals and injuring lots of.
Manila Bay, the place the tanker capsized, has busy delivery lanes and its shores are residence to procuring malls, on line casino resorts and fishing communities.
