(UPDATE) A BOOSTER pump has improved the efficiency of the siphoning of some 1.4 million liters of industrial fuel from the MT Terranova, which sank off Lamao Point, Limay, Bataan on July 25.
The company contracted to conduct the salvaging operation, Harbor Star Shipping Services Inc., said they plan to siphon out 200,000 liters of oil-seawater mixture daily from the ship, and finish the process in 14 days.
BRP Sindangan, a Parola-class patrol vessel of the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG), meanwhile, conducted drone aerial surveillance to monitor activities at ground zero.
Another contractor, FES Challenger, continued pumping seawater and prepared the MT Jason Bradley’s steering room for refloating, after it also sank off Bataan.
The PCG said its personnel conducted drone aerial surveillance and coastline patrols to monitor the situation of the sunken vessel, and said no oil sheen was observed.
The contracted salvor for MV Mirola, Morning Star, continued patching and repairing the vessel’s hull, as well as extracting seawater in preparation for refloating.
The PCG said its personnel patrolled the shoreline of Sitio Bagong Sibol and Sitio Quiapo in Mariveles, Bataan, and reported no presence of oil sheen.
On Thursday, the PCG’s BRP Panglao provided security during the towing operations of MV Mirola 1, which ran aground in Mariveles, Bataan, on July 23.
The towing operations started at 11:51 a.m. with the assistance of M/tug Marites Asuncion.
The distressed vessel departed from Sitio Quiapo, Barangay Biaan, Mariveles, Bataan, en route to the Diving Industry Shipyard in Barangay Alas-Asin, Mariveles, Bataan, for retrofitting and repair.
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