shugar
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crap... they should drown the mofos in them for letting it happen AGAINjonix:
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Guimaras Oil Spill
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jonix
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update on the spill...the philippine coast guard is seeking foreign assistance
http://www.philstar.com/philstar/NEWS200608160412.htm
http://www.philstar.com/philstar/NEWS200608160412.htm
clgsamson
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it just went from bad to worse - "The PCG said the oil spill has also reached the Taklong Island National Marine Reserve located at the southern tip of Guimaras island. The reserve has 29 genera of hard corals, 144 species of fish, seven species of sea grasses and three species of mangroves"
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jonix
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getting worse indeed :shakehead
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jonix
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Guimaras declares a state of emergency...
http://www.philstar.com/philstar/NEWS200608170406.htm
@jag: the one you mentioned earlier was at Semirara, Antique last year
http://www.philstar.com/philstar/NEWS200608170406.htm
@jag: the one you mentioned earlier was at Semirara, Antique last year
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They're seeking foreign help? Of course they are! The screwballs are'nt even on the job checking ships or crews for seaworthiness; i'll bet that's the reason for this disaster in the first place. Get this: they're even asking local fishermen to "help in the effort" by scooping up sludge on their shores.
Like i said their corruption and mismanagement of funds is overworn, especially when they cry they have no resources. They simply have no balls or discipline to do the proper job.
Why do i have such a gripe with them? Well i remember being stuck on a boat with my uncle after diving as a youngster... we had to swim a kilometer to shore in the dark with big waves. We get to the coast guard "station" and what do we find? The losers are on their third bottle of gin during a card game.
Their commander or whatever lifted his sando and even blamed us: "Nag-isyu kami nga ng bulletin na walang dapat lumabas.." Thanks a lot commodore! The eventual message: Give us 900 pesos to do our jobs and haul in ur boat.
Like i said their corruption and mismanagement of funds is overworn, especially when they cry they have no resources. They simply have no balls or discipline to do the proper job.
Why do i have such a gripe with them? Well i remember being stuck on a boat with my uncle after diving as a youngster... we had to swim a kilometer to shore in the dark with big waves. We get to the coast guard "station" and what do we find? The losers are on their third bottle of gin during a card game.
Their commander or whatever lifted his sando and even blamed us: "Nag-isyu kami nga ng bulletin na walang dapat lumabas.." Thanks a lot commodore! The eventual message: Give us 900 pesos to do our jobs and haul in ur boat.
pakman
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It's made it to Western news agencies now...
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/4795649.stm
http://www.boston.com/news/world/asia/articles/2006/08/15/philippine_province_fights_oil_spill/
If that AP report is belieavable, the tanker is now sitting in 3,000ft of water!!!
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/4795649.stm
http://www.boston.com/news/world/asia/articles/2006/08/15/philippine_province_fights_oil_spill/
If that AP report is belieavable, the tanker is now sitting in 3,000ft of water!!!
pakman
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Map of the oil spill from the WWF website
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jonix
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that's huge...the map i mean
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