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On 29th May, Dynamic support vessel (DSV) Fire Opal has begun oil siphoning operation in Naujan municipality to seal off leaks from the sunken tanker Princess Empress, which sank south of Luzon off Pola, Oriental Mindoro on February 28th.

On 23th May, the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG), deployed a response team to contain the oil spill that was detected in two municipalities in Batangas.

According to Singapore authorities, a high-speed ferry operating between Singapore and Batan was evacuated after experiencing an engine room fire, on 5th May 2023. 

The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) is monitoring a possible oil spill after an oil tanker sank off the coast of Naujan, Oriental Mindoro on Tuesday.

Two more ferry victims found as operations stopped from the sinking of St. Thomas Aquinas in Cebu

Coast Guard may start probe on Cebu maritime tragedy

PCG and crew response to bunker spill in the Philippines

Collision between a fishing vessel and a SuperFerry passenger vessel - 8 people dead Maritime authorities will start investigating this week the collision between a fishing vessel and a SuperFerry passenger vessel that killed at least one person off Sarangani on Friday last week.The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) said the first hearing is scheduled at the Maritime Industry Authority office in Manila this Friday.It hinted that some deck officers of the SuperFerry ship - those on safekeeping duty at the time of the accident - may face charges.The PCG said the Seafarer's Identification Record Book (SIRB) and Qualification Document Certificates (QDC) of the Superferry 20 crewmembers who were on safekeeping duties at the time of the collision were temporarily lifted until the ship reaches Manila.SuperFerry 20 collided with the fishing banca "San Jose Bayanihan" at 1:00 a.m. last Friday, off Siguil in Tinoto in, Maasim, Sarangani.Those on safekeeping duties at the time of the incident included deck officers Captain Candido Rasonabe, Chief Officer Benjamin Damuag, 2nd officer Galileo Valendez, Auxiliary 2nd Officer Efren Tomo, Able Seaman Francis Neil Pagota and Apprentice Mate Jaime Dela Cruz."(Upon arrival in Manila), the deck officers shall continue to be suspended until after they have ...

They grounded after one of them collided with a fishing boat off Sarangani Nine Superferry vessels owned by the Negros Navigation-Aboitiz Transport System Corp. (Nenaco-ATSC) have been ordered grounded after one of them collided with a fishing boat off Sarangani on Friday, the Philippine Coast Guard said Saturday.PCG spokesperson Lt. Cmdr. Algier Ricafrente said a notice of "voyage suspension" was issued by the Maritime Industry Authority (Marina) to Nenaco-ATC on the operations of MV Superferry 20, MV Superferry 1, MV Superferry 2, MV Superferry 5, MV Superferry 12, MV Superferry 21, MV Cebu Ferry 1, MV Cebu Ferry 2 and MV Cebu Ferry 3.Superferry 20 was involved in the collision with fishing boat San Jose Bayanihan in the vicinity of Barangay Tinoto, Maasim town, near the mouth of Sarangani Bay. The fishing boat was a total wreck and quickly sank. A member of the crew, Giovanni Buntong, 60, died after being hit on the head by floating debris.The fishing boat's captain and other five other crewmen were rescued by PCG personnel who were patrolling nearby. Vessel reinspectionAll the grounded Superferry vessels will be subjected to a reinspection and additional international safety management audit by a joint Marina and PCG team, ...

These ships are owned and operated by Polsa Shipping Lines Inc The Philippine Coast Guard over the weekend ordered the suspension of five cargo ships owned by a firm whose vessel collided with a Monrovian-registered vessel and sank off Sarangani last Aug. 9.Ordered suspended were five cargo ships owned and operated by Polsa Shipping Lines Inc., in the wake of the incident involving the M/V Bulk Carrier-I.M/V Bulk Carrier-I sank after colliding with HS Puccini off Tampuan Point in Maasim, Sarangani province.A news release posted Sunday on the Coast Guard website said the five suspended ships were:M/V Bulk Carrier-IIM/V Bulk Carrier-IIIM/V Bulk Carrier VM/V Bulk Carrier VIIIM/V Hummer H2PCG spokesman Lt. Cmdr. Algier Ricafrente said the suspension order came from Maritime Industry Authority (MARINA) Administrator Emerson Lorenzo.With the suspension, the Coast Guard Station Cebu directed all its detachments to refrain from receiving Master's Oath of Safety Departure (MOSDs) of ships owned by Polsa.The Coast Guard said Polsa has to comply and satisfactorily pass the additional International Safety Management (ISM) audit inspection, Seafarers Identification Record Book (SIRB) and Qualification Document Certificate (QDC) of officers and crew before it can resume its operations.Source: KBK, GMA News