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Search on for sunken Philippine tanker leaking industrial fuel

This Philippine Coast Guard image shows an aerial view of an oil spill in waters off Naujan, Oriental Mindoro province, Philippines, on March 1, 2023 [Philippine Coast Guard/EPA-EFE]

Authorities in the Philippines are racing to find and secure a sunken tanker ship loaded with 800,000 litres (210,000 gallons) of industrial fuel oil that has started to leak into waters rich in coral and marine life.

The Princess Empress was travelling from Bataan province, near the capital, Manila, to the central province of Iloilo on Tuesday when it developed engine trouble and sank in rough seas.

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