Overturned dredger MV Hong Hai 189 has sunk in waters off Mariveles, Bataan, spilling oil and other mixed substances into the water, according to the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) said
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The MV Hong Hai, a dredger registered in Sierra Leone, sank 400 meters from Sisiman Lighthouse in Mariveles at around 5:21am on Saturday after colliding with the MT Petite Soeur, a tanker of chemicals and oil tankers under the flag of the Marshall Islands. the waters of Corregidor Island.
PCG Bataan Station and the Marine Environmental Protection Unit assisted in the installation of oil spill booms and absorbent bags.
The PCG reported the collision of the two ships on April 29.
Three people died, two were still missing, while another 15 were rescued.
PCG photo
According to PCG, the dredger came from Botolan, Zambales and had 20 crew members on board.
