MANILA – No oil spill was reported in the waters between the islands of Nagubat and Liwagao in the municipality of Caluya, Antique where a Vietnamese cargo vessel ran aground.
The vessel ballast tank of MV Globe 6 remained intact following the underwater hull inspection done by the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) and Port State Control (PSC) Semirara Division Friday morning, PCG spokesperson Armand Balilo told Panay News.
“Wala tayong namataang oil spill sa vicinity waters ng Caluya, Antique dahil intact pa naman ang vessel,” Balilo said.
Prior to the underwater hull inspection, the joint operatives of PCG and PSC-Semirara Division laid oil spill boom around Vietnamese cargo vessel as a precautionary measure.
MV Globe 6 ran aground in the waters between Nagubat Island and Liwagao Island in Antique on Thursday morning while underway to Davao City to deliver 113,000 bags of rice from Ho Chi Minh City.
According to Captain Nguyen Hoai, their Officer On Watch fell asleep when the incident occurred. No one was hurt from the 17 crew members onboard the cargo vessel.
Balilo said the PCG Region 6 is still conducting an investigation as to how and why the Vietnamese cargo vessel ran aground./PN
