'Very thin oil sheens' seen from 2 vessels - PCG

The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) continues to monitor the "very thin oil sheens" seen from two of the three vessels that sank and ran aground off Bataan.

- GHIO ONG

Oil spill booms are still present in the areas where tanker MT Terra Nova sank in Limay and where MV Mirola 1 beached on the shores of Mariveles, according to the Coast Guard.

It said the PCG is performing "continuous repositioning and maintaining of oil spill booms" for the Terra Nova as well as "monitors oil spill booms and continues oil recovery and containment" on the Mirola 1.

The PCG reported the "presence of very thin oil sheens on ground zero" of Terra Nova.

Previously, the agency rated the oil spill from the sunken tanker at one liter per hour following the installation of canvas caps that sealed the valves of the tanks containing an estimated 1.4 million liters of industrial fuel.