While many passengers have yet to be retrieved from the M/V St. Thomas Aquinas, another growing concern is the oil spill which the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) has confirmed to have spread after the ship sank at Lawis Ledge off Talisay City Friday night. Coast Guard commander for Central Visayas Commodore William Melad yesterday said the oil spill had spread three kilometers from the sinking site and the PCG was conducting an aerial survey around the area. The St. Thomas Aquinas, owned by 2GO Shipping Lines, sank less than 30 minutes after colliding with M/V Sulpicio Express 7 of Philippine Span Asia Carrier Corp. (formerly Sulpicio Lines Inc.).

Coast Guard confirms oil spill from ferry. (2013, August 19). The Philippine Star, p. 10.