The Philippines Coast Guard is setting up a massive operation to contain an oil spill after the Terra Nova tanker sank in Manila Bay with 1.4 million liters of industrial oil on board.

Philippines’ authorities on Friday were racing to contain an oil spill from a tanker that sank in Manila Bay on Thursday.

The ship, transporting some 1.4 million liters (370,000 gallons) of industrial oil, faced stormy seas as Typhoon Gaemi passed by the Philippines on the day before.

The tanker’s crew was hoping to steer the vessel to port, but the ship capsized and sank.

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    4 months ago

    Haha, that’s nit how capitalism works. See, if someone has a lot of money they get to keep it and make more no matter what. It’s only when you’re poor you need to pay for every one of your mistakes (and the mistakes of the capitalists).

    Terrible, ain’t it?

    But we get new iphones every year, so we’re even no?