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BACOLOD CITY – The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) is assessing the injury to corals after two barges, every carrying 7,500 metric tons of limestone ore, ran aground on the Campomanes Bay in Barangay Maricalum, Sipalay Metropolis, Negros Occidental on Sept. 14.
Ensign James Carbajosa, PCG-Southern Negros Occidental Station performing commander, mentioned they’ve but to find out whether or not or not B/Large Job and B/Large Solar brought on injury to the corals within the space.
The 2 barges got here from Bohol and have been certain to Rio Tuba in Bataraza city in Palawan when it encountered sturdy winds and waves because of the southwest monsoon.
B/Large Job tilted on its facet, inflicting its limestone ore cargo to spill into the water. B/Large Solar, however, had no cargo spill and was towed to the anchorage space on Monday, Carbajosa mentioned.
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All 16 crew members of the 2 barges have been secure.
Asian Transport Firm Corp., the proprietor of the 2 barges, is sending a brand new barge for the spilled limestone ore to be loaded on.
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