Summarize this content to 2000 words in 6 paragraphs INVESTIGATION ORDERED
An oil slick stretching about 3.7km was being carried by a “strong current” in an easterly, north-easterly direction, the coast guard said in a report.
Coast Guard Commandant Admiral Ronnie Gavan said he has ordered an investigation into the incident.
Marine environmental protection personnel have been mobilised to help contain the slick.
“It will definitely affect the marine environment,” Balilo said, describing the amount of oil on the ship as “enormous”.
One of the worst oil spills in the Philippines was in February 2023, when a fuel tanker carrying 800,000L of industrial fuel oil sank in waters off the central island of Mindoro.
Diesel fuel and thick oil from that vessel contaminated the waters and beaches along the coast of Oriental Mindoro province, devastating the fishing and tourism industries.
The oil dispersed over hundreds of kilometres of waters famed for having some of the most diverse marine life in the world.
Thousands of fishermen were ordered to stay on shore until they could fish safely, and swimming was also banned.
In 2006, a tanker sank off the central island of Guimaras spilling tens of thousands of gallons of oil that destroyed a marine reserve, ruined local fishing grounds and covered stretches of coastline in black sludge.
