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Fishing banned as Philippine oil spill spreads

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Thousands of fishermen ordered to stay ashore as authorities struggle to contain oil spill. The slick off Mindoro island, south of the capital Manila, stretched for 120km. The Philippine Coast Guard is still looking for the Princess Empress, which had engine trouble and sank in rough seas.

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South China Morning Post

Fishing banned as Philippine oil spill spreads

Fishermen are being told not to take their boats out to where a slick off Mindoro island, south of the capital Manila, stretches for 120km and is 9km offshore, after the Princess Empress vessel sank on Tuesday.

1 year ago·Hong Kong

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Channel News Asia

Fishing banned as Philippine oil spill spreads

MANILA: Thousands of fishermen in the Philippines have been ordered to stay ashore as authorities struggled on Friday (Mar 3) to contain an oil spill from a sunken tanker that is threaten

1 year ago·Singapore

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Malay Mail

Fishing banned as Philippine oil spill spreads

MANILA, March 3 — Thousands of fishermen in the Philippines have been ordered to stay ashore as authorities struggled today to contain an oil spill from a sunken tanker that is threatening the region’s rich marine life and economy. The slick off Mindoro island, south of the capital Manila, stretched for 120 kilometres and was about nine kilometres offshore, said Ram Temena, disaster operations chief in the affected province of Mindoro Oriental. …

1 year ago·Selangor, Malaysia

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Phys.org

Fishing banned as Philippine oil spill spreads

1 year ago·United Kingdom

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Al Arabiya

Philippines bans fishing as oil spill spreads

Thousands of fishermen in the Philippines have been ordered to stay ashore as authorities struggled Friday to contain an oil spill from a sunken tanker

1 year ago·Saudi Arabia

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The Citizen

Fishing banned as Philippine oil spill spreads

Thousands of fishermen in the Philippines have been ordered to stay ashore as authorities struggled Friday to contain an oil spill from a sunken tanker that is threatening the region’s rich marine life and economy. The slick off Mindoro island, south of the capital Manila, stretched for 120 kilometres (75 miles) and was about nine kilometres offshore, said Ram Temena, disaster operations chief in the affected province of Mindoro Oriental. ALSO R…

1 year ago·South Africa

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