UNDER PROBE. The MT Glenn Guardian docked at Alava Pier
on Subic Bay. ROBERT GONZAGA/INQUIRER CENTRAL LUZON
The Subic Bay Metropolitan Authority (SBMA) is investigating a US Navy
contractor for allegedly dumping hazardous wastes on Subic Bay last month.
SBMA records showed that wastes dumped by the tanker MT Glenn Guardian were
collected from American ships that joined the recently concluded joint military
exercises in the country. The tanker is one of the vessels owned by Glenn Defense Marine Asia, a
Malaysian company operating in several countries which services American ships
in the Philippines. The allegations of waste dumping in Subic Bay have alarmed locators and
environmental organizations in the free port.... A copy of the SBMA spot report showed that the tanker was carrying some
189,500 liters of domestic waste and about 760 liters of bilge water (a
combination of water, oil and grease), all of which were hauled from Emory Land,
a US Navy ship....
In a statement sent by e-mail, Cynthia Cook, deputy press attaché of the US
Embassy in Manila, said: “We are aware of the allegations against Glenn Defense
Marine Philippines, a contractor for the US Navy in the Philippines, and we
understand there is an ongoing investigation by the Subic Bay Freeport
authorities.” Cook, however, said the US government would await the results of the
investigation before it imposed sanctions, if any. “We will take appropriate
action depending on the outcome of the investigation,” she said.http://globalnation.inquirer.net/55622/us-toxic-waste-dumped-in-subic
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