Underwater footage released by the Philippines Coast Guard shows the MT Princess Empress, a tanker that sunk in February while carrying more than 800,000 litres of oil.<br /><br />According to the Philippines Department of Health, nearly 200 people have become sick in connection with the oil spill, off the province of Oriental Mindoro.<br /><br />Thousands of fishermen and farmers have also been impacted by the incident, with oily water and oil-contaminated waste washing ashore in the weeks following the spill.
