It’s been two months already and the sunken M/V Princess of the Stars with the deadly cargo of Endosulfan is still floundering off the coast of Romblon.

Just a reminder in case people have already forgotten because of the high price of gas and the recent attacks by Muslim insurgents that have been hogging the news lately.

One of the worst maritime disaster in the Philippines, the overturning of the Sulpicio Lines M/V Princess of the Stars could take an even much worser turn with the discovery of 10 Metric tons of the pesticide Endosulfan in it’s cargo hold. If the contents were released into the sea it could turn into an eco disaster for the Philippines’ fish and aquatic life.

The ship fell victim to the wrath of Typhoon Frank (international name: Fengshen) when it passed through the country late last week. The ship capsized under the rough sea’s and resulted in a large loss of life.
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It will be almost two years since the MT Solar (prophetic name?) Oil Tanker sank off the coast of Guimaras Island on August 11, 2006 resulting in the worst oil spill in Philippine history. Down with it went almost 2 Million liters of bunker fuel. 500,000 liters of which spilled out into the sea while the remainder being left in the downed tanker.
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