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Pam CASTRO

Philippine Tanker Carrying 1.4 Mln Litres Of Oil Capsizes Off Manila

A handout photo from the Philippine Coast Guard shows part of MT Terra Nova oil tanker after it capsized in Manila Bay (Credit: AFP)

A Philippine-flagged tanker carrying 1.4 million litres of industrial fuel oil capsized and sank off Manila on Thursday, authorities said, as they raced to contain a spill.

The MT Terra Nova was heading for the central city of Iloilo when it capsized in Manila Bay, nearly seven kilometres (4.3 miles) off Limay municipality in Bataan province, near the capital, in the early hours.

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