The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) has collected 1,323,104 liters of oil waste so far following the resumption of oil siphoning from the sunken MTKR Terranova in Bataan, after a weeklong suspension due to inclement weather.
The contracted salvor, Harbor Star, siphoned off 52,355 liters of oily waste on Saturday, 8,809 liters on Sunday, and 18, 226 liters on Monday.
According to a situation report, the PCG provided the following breakdown of the collected oily waste from August 19 to September 9:
19 Aug - 2,350 liters
20 Aug - 36,100 liters
21 Aug - 42,026 liters
22 Aug - 81,136 liters
23 Aug - 17,103 liters
24 Aug - 121,724 liters
25 Aug - 101,603 liters
26 Aug - 104,202 liters
27 Aug - 67,871 liters
28 Aug - 232,187 liters
29 Aug - 97,011.58 liters
30 Aug - unloading of oily waste
31 Aug - 129,292 liters
01 Sept - 222,332 liters
02 to 06 Sept - no operations
07 Sept - 52,355 liters
08 Sept - 8,809 liters
09 Sept - 𝟏𝟖,𝟐𝟐𝟔 𝐋𝐈𝐓𝐄𝐑𝐒
𝐓𝐎𝐓𝐀𝐋: 𝟏,𝟑𝟐𝟑,𝟏𝟎𝟒 𝐋𝐈𝐓𝐄𝐑𝐒
The BRP Sindangan (MRRV-4407) used its water cannon to agitate the oil sheen, while Coast Guard divers conducted an underwater inspection at the site.
Before it sank in the waters of Limay in Bataan, the MTKR Terranova was carrying 1.4 million liters of Intermediate Fuel Oil (IFO).
Meanwhile, the FES Challenger, the contracted salvor for MTKR Jason Bradley, deployed its pumps and siphoning pipes to commence seawater removal from the sunken vessel.
MTKR Jason Bradley is scheduled to be refloated on Saturday and then transported to the Diving Industry Shipyard in Barangay Alas-asin, Mariveles, for further operations.
The Oil Spill Response Team (OSRT) patrolled the waters around the sunken vessel, and no oil sheen was observed during the survey.
