Filipino fishermen find oil exploration device off coastal town in Pangasinan

Fishermen found an ocean bottom seismometer, or OBS, in a recent trip to the West Philippine Sea, about 239km northwest of Infanta, Pangasinan. The equipment, bearing Chinese characters and used in oil exploration, was recovered within the country’s exclusive economic zone. —CONTRIBUTED PHOTO

CLARK FREEPORT (Philippine Daily Inquirer/ANN): Filipinos barred by the Chinese coast guard from fishing in Scarborough Shoal (also known as Panatag Shoal) off Zambales province have recently found a device reportedly used in oil exploration.

The equipment, which bore Chinese characters, was confirmed by an expert to be an ocean bottom seismometer or OBS, according to the Peoples Development Institute (PDI), a partner of the fishers federation Bigkis ng Mangingisda.