Talisay City, Cebu will impose a P2,000 per day penalty on the owner of a ship that sank there on May 7, calling it an environmental hazard and a danger to navigation.

The Talisay City Council on Tuesday approved a resolution directing the City Treasurer’s Office and the City Legal Office to collect the penalty from the owner of the MV Fortuner, according to a city ordinance that provides for fines and penalties for grounded and stranded sea vessels “for causing undue stress and damage to the City’s marine resources.”

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