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MANILA, Philippines (AP) — A Philippine oil tanker sank in Manila Bay early Thursday after encountering huge waves, and the coast guard was working to determine whether the vessel was leaking oil — in what could be a major spill — after it rescued 16 of 17 crew members in a nighttime operation, officials said.
TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — Taiwan has seen flooding in low-lying areas, along with landslides and damage to homes and shops after Typhoon Gaemi made landfall on the island.
A tanker sank in Philippine waters and began spilling fuel oil on Thursday, as the remnants of a typhoon complicated efforts to contain the spill.
Typhoon Gaemi was churning toward mainland China on Thursday afternoon as rescue personnel searched for nine sailors who went missing when a cargo ship sank in bad weather near Taiwan.
Chester Cabalza, president of the International Development and Security Cooperation, told This Week in Asia that New Zealand’s desire to strengthen ties with Manila aligned with the West in “their strong position of rules-based order in the tense region”.
A Philippine-flagged tanker carrying 1.4 million litres of industrial fuel oil capsized and sank off Manila on Thursday, authorities said, as they raced against time to contain the spill.
