The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) and the crew of the Shin Nichi Maru, a Japanese dynamic positioning vessel, have begun “bagging” operations to seal off leaks from tanker MT Princess Empress, more than a month after it sank off Oriental Mindoro. The bagging technique is part of the next phase of the PCG’s oil spill management operations, the Office of Civil Defense (OCD) said in a statement on Saturday. The specialized bags were provided by the government of the United Kingdom to support the operations.

Mangosing, F. (2023, April 5). PCG, Japanese ship begin 'bagging' oil from sunken tanker. Panay News, pp. 7, 15.