Mindoro protected area at risk of damage after vessel grounding

Mindoro protected area at risk of damage after vessel grounding

CALAPAN CITY— The grounding of passenger vessel M/V Roromaster 5 has raised concerns over its impact on a marine protected area (MPA) in the town of Abra de Ilog, including a core conservation zone, local disaster officials said Thursday evening The roll-on, roll-off vessel struck the seabed and was beached near Sitio Sigman, Barangay Udalo, after midnight, with all 117 passengers and crew members able to disembark and continue to their respective destinations, according to the municipal disaste