EMB: No oil sheen in site

By: Michelle Joy L. Padayhag May 08,2017 - 10:48 PM

THE Environmental Management Bureau (EMB-7) said their inspection of the site where the MV Fortuner cargo vessel sank last Sunday showed no oil sheen at 11 a.m. yesterday.

Engineer Luis Antonio Monisit, senior Environmental Management Specialist, and Ma. Cleofe Jabaybay, Environmental Management Specialist of EMB-7, conducted the inspection off the coast of Talisay City.

Monisit said sampling sites were done off-shore side and the shore side to account for wave action.

“The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) have retracted their spill booms due to the absence of oil spill as per assessment,” he said.

Cebu Daily News tried but was unable to contact the Philippine Coast Guard Cebu station for confirmation on Monisit’s statement.

Monisit said the Coast Guard has “properly controlled the situation” and “that they are employing real-time monitoring of the site to promptly control any untoward incidents.”

EMB-7 information officer Melissa Cabahug said results of the water samples they took will be available within the week.

Your subscription could not be saved. Please try again.
Your subscription has been successful.

Subscribe to our daily newsletter

By providing an email address. I agree to the Terms of Use and acknowledge that I have read the Privacy Policy.

Read Next

Disclaimer: The comments uploaded on this site do not necessarily represent or reflect the views of management and owner of Cebudailynews. We reserve the right to exclude comments that we deem to be inconsistent with our editorial standards.

TAGS: assessment, EMB, environmental, management, No

We use cookies to ensure you get the best experience on our website. By continuing, you are agreeing to our use of cookies. To find out more, please click this link.