SINABI ni Defense Senior Undersecretary Carlito Galvez Jr. na nakatakdang dumating ang ilang air asset ng United States Coast Guard sa bansa para tumulong sa cleanup operation sa Mindoro oil spill mula sa lumubog na MT Princess Empress.
Sa kanyang ulat kay Pangulong Bongbong Marcos, sinabi ni Galvez na kabilang sa darating ay ang buong US Coast Guard, isa pang C-5, ang pinakamalaking airlifter ng US Air Force.
“We are looking forward to the arrival of the entire US Coast Guard contingent for the additional technical support in our disaster response operations. Although, one US C-17 with equipment (60K loader) already arrived this morning and is now at Subic Air Base. Another C-5 is expected to arrive tomorrow,” sabi ni Galvez.
Nagsagawa si Galvez ng aerial inspection sa mga apektado ng oil spill Linggo ng umaga kasama sina Office of the Office of Civil Defense (OCD) Undersecretary Ariel Nepomuceno at Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) chief Admiral Artemio Abu at iba pang opisyal.
“We will immediately employ these assets and integrate in our response operations. In addition, we continue to closely monitor the ROV’s (remotely-operated vehicle) operations for significant updates and to further determine the extent of the oil spill,” dagdag ni Galvez.
US Coast Guard, Air Force tutulong sa Mindoro oil spill cleanup
