DOJ eyes divers to rate oil spill, PCG says too risky

By Rey E. Requejo and Macon Ramos-Araneta

pouring out of the tanker. And we asked the OCD to mobilize some of the divers to the Armed Forces,” Remulla said in an ambush interview.

However, in a television interview, the Philippine Coast Guard said diving 400 meters below sea level, where the sunken tanker is off the coast of Oriental Mindoro, is very dangerous for any diver and may result in their death.

“It’s highly not recommended. That’s why we have an ROV (remotely operated vehicle to look for the ship). In the very