MANILA, March 20 (dpa): An oil spill in the Philippines has reached the shores of an island in one of the most diverse marine habitats in the world, officials said on Monday.
The Princess Empress sank off the coast of Oriental Mindoro province, about 160 kilometres south of Manila, after encountering rough seas on February 28, while transporting 800,000 litres of industrial oil.
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