EGN NEWS DESK
LIMAY, Philippines –
Efren Dominico has been a fisherman within the Bay of Manila within the Philippines for 43 years and survived numerous storms, however nothing ready him for the day when an oil tanker sank off the coast in July and reduce him off from his livelihood.
Efren Dominico has been a fisherman within the Bay of Manila within the Philippines for 43 years and survived numerous storms, however nothing ready him for the day when an oil tanker sank off the coast in July and reduce him off from his livelihood.
The motor tanker Terranova capsized and sank off the tow of Limay, on the western facet of Manila Bay, carrying 1.4 million liters of oil, the biggest oil spill within the nation since 2006.
Days later, two extra gas tankers sank off the coast of a neighboring city, additional polluting the bay, a significant fishing floor serving the capital and important spawning grounds for small fish like sardines, mackerel, slipmouth and anchovies.
