Tanker with 1500 Tonnes of Oil Sinks off Philippines

Officials say a tanker carrying close to 1.5 million litres of industrial fuel has capsized and sank off the Philippine capital on Thursday.

Transportation Secretary Jaime Bautista said 16 crew members of the Philippine-flagged MT Terra Nova have been rescued while one remains missing.

Bautista said an oil spill has been detected but strong winds and high waves were hampering response efforts.

The incident comes a day after Typhoon Gaemi intensified seasonal monsoon rains, submerging large swathes of Metro Manila and its suburbs in deep floods.