Oil spill off the coast of the Philippines

Description of Event

On 11 August 2006, the oil tanker Solar sunk off the coast of Guimaras Island in the Philippines.
By 24 August 2006, some 50,000 gallons of oil had leaked into the sea, polluting more than 300 km of coastline and threatening fishing as well as other islands of the Philippines.
A state of emergency was declared in the Philippines on 25 August 2006.

Images and/or Image Products Delivered under the Charter

UNOSAT Philippines Oilspill 27aug06 Radar satellite image derived map showing extent of oil spill in Guimaras Province. Source: RADARSAT-1 Acquired: 27/08/2006 25 m resolution Credit: Copyright CSA 2006 Image processing, map created 29/08/2006 by UNOSAT. Higher resolution version	UNOSAT Philippines Oilspill 24/08/2006 Source: Envisat (ASAR) Acquired: 24/08/2006 75m resolution Credit: Copyright ESA 2006 Image processing, map created 24/08/2006 by UNOSAT. Higher resolution version

High-resolution imagery and additional data are available at:

• http://unosat.web.cern.ch/unosat/asp/prod_free.asp?id=46