What happened

The product tanker MT Princess Empress sank off Oriental Mindoro while carrying roughly 800,000 liters of industrial fuel oil. Escaping oil reached coastal communities and threatened marine protected areas across several Philippine regions; government agencies, the coast guard and communities deployed booms and shoreline cleanup. The cargo figure is not presented as the measured quantity released. This was a maritime casualty, not an attack.

When cited sources give different casualty, damage or spill figures for this event, they’re reported side by side above rather than merged into one number. See how confidence levels work.