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Bulk carrier detained for illegal import of readioactive waste

The 'Dayan Century' was boarded by the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) and the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) on Nov 22, 2019, on suspicion of illegal import of radioactive waste. The ship was berthed at Cabangan in the Zambales province with a cargo of 57,000 tons of phosphogypsum, having arrived from Gwangyang. Crane operators and several crew were already unloading the toxic substance when the joint PCG-NBI team arrived at Cabangan Wharf. The cargo was intended to be transported to San Mateo, Rizal, east of Manila. The PCG-NBI team immediately boarded the ship and requested the master to present the permits to carry the shipment, but he failed to do so. He and the crew were informed to stop unloading the cargo for violations under Republic Act 6969 or Toxic Substances and Hazardous and Nuclear Wastes Control Act of 1990 and RA 9003 or Ecological Solid Waste Management Act of 2000. They were read their Miranda rights by the NBI. Afterward, the master contacted the agent and shipowner to inform them about the situation. Before leaving the area, the PCG conducted an inventory of the ship equipment and vehicles involved in the unloading of the phosphogypsum. Finally, the skipper and the crew, as well as the crane operators, were arrested an brought to the NBI headquarters in Manila for proper custody and further investigation.The PCG obtained information that two cargo ships had arrived at Subic Port between August and September 2018 with the same cargo, but offloading was denied, and they sailed back to cargo’s port of origin in South Korea. Report with photo: https://www.manilatimes.net/2019/11/24/news/headlines/radioactive-cargo-from-skorea-seized/658380/

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