Mysterious oil spill reaches beach in major Brazilian city

10/12/2019

RIO DE JANEIRO — A mysterious oil spill that has polluted at least 150 beaches along Brazil’s northeastern coast reached the city of Salvador on Friday as officials tried to determine the source of the crude sludge.…

Coast Guard team checks troubled ship at Camotes port: No oil spill

Alven Marie A. Timtim 09/01/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) on Camotes Island and San Francisco has found no trace of an oil spill on the partially submerged MV Mika Mari 8 after it tilted sideways on August…

Crude oil that spilled on Cebu South Coastal Road caused motorcycle riders to slip

Zena V. Magto 04/23/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines – Several vehicles especially motorcycles slipped while passing by the northbound lane of the Cebu South Coastal Road (CSCR) located at the vicinity of Barangay San Isidro, Talisay City shortly after noontime today, April…

Officials urge vessel owner to siphon oil from ill-fated ship

Michelle Joy L. Padayhag 05/11/2017

Five days after the ill-fated  sank off the waters of Barangay Cansojong, Talisay City, no marine life has been affected by any oil spill so far. But Alvin Santillana, head of Talisay City’s Disaster Risk Reduction and…

‘WATCH OUT FOR OIL’

Jose Santino S. Bunachita, Michelle Joy L. Padayhag 05/08/2017

‘No fishing ban yet but waters already ‘smell of gasoline’ With 10 family members to feed, fisherman Julian Abapo has more than enough reason to be worried about another possible oil spill in the waters off Talisay…

Groups’ call: Continue Pescador oil spill probe

Michelle Joy L. Padayhag 06/12/2016

TWO environmental groups are encouraging government agencies and the local government unit of Moalboal to thoroughly investigate the minimal oil spill off the shores of Pescador Island. Vince Cinches, Oceans campaigner of Greenpeace, said that although the…

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