Rear Adm. Armand Balilo, spokesperson for the the PCG, said there was no leak yet from the 1.4 million liters of industrial fuel that the Philippine-flagged oil tanker “MT Terra Nova” was carrying. ADVERTISEMENTHe said what the PCG started collecting was oil coming from the working fuel of the motor tanker. READ: 1 dead, oil spill feared after tanker capsized in Bataan watersHe added the Terra Nova’s shipping company has already contracted a salvor to retrieve the tanker. ADVERTISEMENTOn Thursday, he warned that if the tanker’s cargo would leak, it would become the worst oil spill in the country’s history. As of Thursday afternoon, the PCG said divers were on standby for underwater assessment as soon as the weather permitted.
