After a week of siphoning operations, workers of a salvor company were able to remove up to 402,000 liters of oily waste from the sunken motor tanker Terra Nova, according to the Philippine Coast Guard. The PCG said yesterday that salvor firm Harbor Star conducted the siphoning from Aug. 19 to 25, with the largest volume of waste extracted on Aug. 24 at 121,724 liters. On Aug. 25, the workers siphoned up to 101,603 liters of oily waste.

Macairan, E. (2024, August 27). Oily waste siphoned from sunken Terra Nova. The Philippine Star, p. 8.