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Landing craf sank in Carrascal
The 'LCT 8' sank on Nov 10, 2026, in Carrascal, Surigao Del Sur at the coast of northern Mindanao, releasing fuel into the water and prompting a large-scale response. At 05.22 a.m. the master of the landing craft made a phone call to the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) and reported that the vessel had partially sunk just off the nickel-mining hub of Carrascal. All 17 crew members on board were unharmed, but the vessel had released a visible amount of petroleum. The PCG dispatched a response team, and they found that the spill had spread along a stretch of about 200 yards of coastline. They estimated the total amount of oil on the water at about 200 gallons. An initial response with sorbent pads and a containment boom recovered an estimated 100 gallons of oil-water mixture. Follow-up efforts on Nov 11 picked up another 50 gallons of oily water and about 800 pounds of oily solid waste. The Coast Guard continued to monitor the affected coastal waters to determine succeeding response measures, while conducting a marine casualty investigation. The 'LCT 8' was operating domestically on a regular route between Cebu City and the port of Carrascal Bay, at the northeast end of Mindanao. The port is a logistics hub for an extensive complex of nickel mines located inland, extracting the raw material for China's stainless steel and electric-battery industries. Report with photos: https://maritime-executive.com/article/philippine-coast-guard-cleans-up-spill-from-sunken-lct
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