Cargo vessel collides with ship in Philippines, oil spill feared

A fisherman throws his net beside the half-submerged M/V Palawan Pearl after it collided with a Cyprus-flagged BKM 104 dredger in Manila bay, Philippines on Thursday, July 8, 2021. - AP

MANILA, July 9 (dpa): A cargo vessel collided with a dredging ship in waters off the Philippine capital on Thursday (July 8), triggering fears of an oil spill, the coastguard said.

The MV Palawan Pearl collided with the Cyprus-flagged vessel BKM 104 in Manila Bay, about 100 metres off the shore of Baseco Beach, before dawn, the coastguard said.