Fishing boat with 40,000 litres of automotive oil sinks off Batangas


LUCENA CITY: A fishing vessel carrying 40,000 litres of automotive diesel oil (ADO) sank off the coast of Lian town in Batangas province early Wednesday (July 23).

According to the Philippine Coast Guard–District Southern Tagalog (PCG-DST), the fishing vessel Unity World was completely submerged at around 3am, approximately 2.25 nautical miles (4km) off Barangay Luyahan, in the waters of Lian facing Nasugbu Bay.

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