[petron oil spill] ... and still the tanks rust

"The worst is already behind us," Jose Campos, Petron vice president for marketing, said at a press conference in Bacolod City. Of the 2.19 million liters of fuel on board, about 1.8 to 1.9 million liters is still at the bottom of the sea. Environmentalist Gerry Ledesma disagrees, saying the worst is not over; the threat of a bigger oil spill continues as long as the bulk of the oil remains where it is. "When the wind changes and northeast monsoon hits, the oil will hit the Sulu-Sulawesi eco region. The tanker is being subjected to almost 1,000 pounds per square inch of underwater pressure that could cause the rupture of its holding tanks anytime." Petron says no, everything's fine. Trust us on this.