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- Senate probe sought on cyanide fishing in Panatag ShoalFelipe, Cecille; Macairan, Evelyn (Philippine Star Printing Co., Inc., 2024-02-26)Sen. Francis Tolentino is seeking a Senate investigation into the alleged cyanide fishing carried out in parts of the ocean within Philippine territory, particularly near Panatag (Scarborough) Shoal, which he branded as “environmental terrorism.” Tolentino said the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS), Convention on Biological Diversity and the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species could be used as bases in the filing of complaints against those involved in cyanide fishing.
- Boat hit by whale shark sinksMacairan, Evelyn (Philippine Star Printing Co., Inc., 2024-02-02)Two fishermen were rescued when their boat sank after it was hit by a whale shark early yesterday in Romblon. Edgardo Lozano, 60, and Harry Lozano, 51, were fishing in the waters off Barangay Cantagda in Cajidiocan town when their boat was struck by the shark, according to the Philippine Coast Guard. The PCG sub-station in Cajidiocan dispatched a search and rescue team after receiving a call about the incident.
- Oil siphoning from Terra Nova nearing completionMacairan, Evelyn (Philippine Star Printing Co., Inc., 2024-09-05)With a little over 100,000 liters of industrial oil left in the sunken motor tanker Terra Nova, the siphoning process is now almost complete, according to the Philippine Coast Guard. The PCG said that of the 1.4 million liters of industrial oil that the tanker was carrying when it sank in the waters off Limay, Bataan on July 25, salvor firm Harbor Star has so far siphoned close to 1.3 million liters of oily materials.
- Oil siphoning from Terra Nova nearing completionMacairan, Evelyn (Philippine Star Printing Co., Inc., 2024-09-09)With a little over 100,000 liters of industrial oil left in the sunken motor tanker Terra Nova, the siphoning process is now almost complete, according to the Philippine Coast Guard. The PCG said that of the 1.4 million liters of industrial oil that the tanker was carrying when it sank in the waters off Limay, Bataan on July 25, salvor firm Harbor Star has so far siphoned close to 1.3 million liters of oily materials.
- Oil siphoning from Terra Nova stopped due to EntengMacairan, Evelyn (Philippine Star Printing Co., Inc., 2024-09-03)Rough sea conditions due to Tropical Storm Enteng prompted the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) to stop the oil siphoning operations on the sunken motor tanker Terra Nova yesterday. “The contracted salvor, Harbor Star, secured all siphoning lines and containment equipment, closed all hot taps and postponed the transfer of oily waste,” the PCG said.