There is “good progress” in the response to the oil spill from the sunken tanker Princess Empress following bagging operations conducted by remotely operated vehicles from Japan and the United States, according to the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG). Oil discharges from the Princess Empress have started to slow down as the leaking areas decreased from 23 on March 20 to 11 on April 2, Vice Admiral Rolando Punzalan Jr., PCG deputy commandant for operations, said.

Ramirez, R., Cariaso, B., & Ong, G. (2023, April 13). Empress oil leak slows down. The Philippine Star, p. 8.