Global InformationMT Princess Empress oil spill information
| MT Princess Empress oil spill | |
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 MT Princess Empress, the oil tanker that caused the oil spill | |
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| Location | Tablas Strait, Philippines[a] |
| Coordinates | 13°19′03″N 121°31′47″E / 13.3175°N 121.529722°E[1] |
| Date | February 28, 2023 |
| Cause | |
| Cause | Sinking of MT Princess Empress |
| Casualties | 203 non-fatal injuries[2] |
| Operator | RDC Reield Marine Services[3] |
| Spill characteristics | |
| Volume | <1 million L (260,000 US gal)[b] |
| Area | 162.6 km2 (62.8 sq mi)[6] |
| Shoreline impacted | 74.7 km (46.4 mi)[7] |
On the morning of February 28, 2023, MT Princess Empress sank off Naujan, Oriental Mindoro, Philippines, causing an oil spill in the waters of the provinces of Antique, Batangas, Oriental Mindoro, and Palawan. En route from Bataan to Iloilo, the oil tanker was carrying 900,000 liters of industrial fuel oil before it sank.
- ^ Philippines Oil Spill (JPEG) (Map). Cartography by Landsat 9. National Environmental Satellite, Data, and Information Service. March 21, 2023. Retrieved March 22, 2023 – via the International Charter 'Space and Major Disasters'.
- ^ Situational Report No. 25 for the Effects of Oil Spill in CALABARZON, MIMAROPA, and Region VI (PDF) (Report). National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council. March 28, 2023. Retrieved March 28, 2023.
- ^ Laurente, Ire Joe (March 6, 2023). "Mindoro town to sue operator over oil spill". The Manila Times. Retrieved March 7, 2023.
- ^ Rita, Joviland (March 16, 2023). "Sunken tanker was carrying 900K liters of industrial fuel oil, not 800K —PCG". GMA Integrated News. Retrieved March 17, 2023.
- ^ Bolledo, Jairo (March 11, 2023). "Philippine Coast Guard: Oriental Mindoro oil spill still under Tier 2". Rappler. Retrieved March 22, 2023.
- ^ "MSI Bulletin #14 (March 24, 2023): Large slicks northwest and southeast of sunken tanker — window of opportunity for oil collection" (Press release). University of the Philippines – Marine Science Institute. March 24, 2023. Retrieved March 26, 2023.
- ^ de Castro, Isagani Jr. (May 12, 2023). "Oil siphoning to start in June, but is there 'black oil' still left in Princess Empress?". Rappler. Retrieved May 26, 2023.
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