CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY—Residents of the village of Lower Jasaan. Jasaan town, Misamis Oriental province have expressed concern that the oil spill from the sinking of an old cargo ship would threaten their livelihood.
The cargo vessel MV Racal IV had been docked at a local shipyard in Lower Jasaan for five years before it sank on Sunday, the Philippine Coast Guard said.
Petty Officer 2nd Class Ronald Moncayo, acting chief of the PCG’s Marine Environment Protection Force based in Misamis Oriental, said a breach in its hull had caused seawater to seep into the vessel.
He said the ship was no longer operational and was sold to a new owner when it sank. Moncayo said a salvage comp…
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