Oil spill from sunken ship in Cebu Event
Timestamp
- time of event
- 2013-08-16
Definitions
Am 16. August 2013 kollidierte die Fähre MV St Thomas Aquinas in Hafennähe vor der Insel Cebu auf den Philippinen mit dem Frachter MV Sulpicio Express 7 und sank. Die Fähre hatte nach Angaben des Eigners 20.000 Liter Diesel, 120.000 Liter Rohöl und 20.000 Liter Schmieröl an Bord. Die Kollision führte zu einer Ölpest in der Provinz Cebu.
On 16 August 2013, MV St. Thomas Aquinas a Philippine-registered passenger ferry collided with a cargo ship named MV Sulpicio Express Siete near the central city of Cebu, Philippines. The ferry was carrying 120,000 litres of bunker fuel, 20,000 litres of diesel fuel, and 20,000 litres of lube oil. The collision resulted to oil sillage which affected the Municipality of Cordova and Cities of Lapu-Lapa and Talisay, all in the Province of Cebu.