Oil slick threatens Western Visayas coasts

[russ01539]

I wonder how much all the oil is worth ? Can it not be collected and re-sold to pay for the clean up ???

[A_flyer]

I wonder how much all the oil is worth ? Can it not be collected and re-sold to pay for the clean up ???

Can be a good idea but the fuel you get from cleaning can't be used "as is". It has to be cleaned first so it adds to the cost of the fuel itself (in it you have water, sand and a lot of varied debris). We had the same idea in France with the last oil spills we had. It's not easy, as a cleaning factory have to be built for this. It do not exit yet.
Same, pumping the fuel from the sank boat is mandatory to limit the pollution but has a big cost!