00:00It is possible that the rescue of the fuel tanker in Batangas Port will take another week.
00:06In the meantime, the number of passengers in the port is increasing, especially the number of passengers compared to Ondas 2023.
00:13J.P. Soriano was live there.
00:16J.P.
00:20Emil, the Philippine Coast Guard here in Batangas is rushing the process of the requirements
00:28to start the salvage operation on the side of the vessel after it was cut by the storm
00:35to make sure that there will be no oil spill.
00:43This fuel tanker has been parked here in Batangas Port for a week.
00:50Due to the strong wind brought by the storm, the tanker fell and slid.
00:55According to the Philippine Coast Guard, the oil spill was stopped and an oil spill boom was immediately placed around it.
01:03When it went to the GMA Integrated News earlier, the hole was still wide from the tanker that hit it from the repeated hits to the wall.
01:13The Port Manager of Batangas Port said earlier that they have submitted the underwater survey to the Philippine Coast Guard on the side of the tanker.
01:21According to the Philippine Coast Guard here in Batangas, salvage operations may be carried out in a week
01:27where the oil spill of the side of the tanker will be stopped.
01:33We will wait for their plan, sir.
01:35If they extract the contents inside, the fuel, then after that, we will attack it, sir.
01:43Then we will patch it. It depends on the approach of the salvor and their plan.
01:49Then after that, we will evaluate it, sir, so that the operation will be safe.
01:55This tanker was previously owned by the authorities that were involved in the oil spill on October 16.
02:02The Port Manager of Batangas Port said earlier that it was not affected by the operation of the passenger terminal this long weekend
02:10when the side of the tanker was hit by several waves of the storm.
02:15According to the staff of Roro and FastCraft here in the port,
02:19the number of passengers is different this weekend compared to the previous weekend in 2023.
02:26The impact of the storm may have an effect on the decision of the passengers not to continue their journey now.
02:33Yes, sir. It's really full.
02:35Even though Roro's trips to several towns of Mindoro, Romblon, and other parts of Visayas are not full,
02:42there are those who are chasing after Puerto Galera, one of the most famous beach resorts in the Philippines.
02:48Among them is Dutch national Michael, who was named last to go to Puerto Galera.
02:55Now, he has three children in one of his favorite beaches in the Philippines.
03:02Because of the nice atmosphere and the beaches they have there,
03:07and the resorts and hotels are a bit more easy to go to.
03:37Thank you very much, J.P. Soriano.
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