SINGAPORE – An oil slick from a tanker involved in a collision with a bulk carrier in the Singapore Strait has no effect on the city-state coastline, the Marine and Port Authority (MPA) said Wednesday. Crude oil tanker MT Bunga Kelana of 3 is transferred from the ship after the collision one days ago, spilling some 2,500 tons of crude oil from the light, the owner said earlier.
“The waters in our confirmation and the Traffic Separation Scheme south of Changi reported to be clean,” Singapore MPA said in a statement, although small patches of oil sheen were observed for the east coast of Singapore and near southern Malaysia where the accident occurred.
“Six reaction vessels are equipped with dispersants were spot for the oil and shine to manage,” he said.
“Fifteen craft and more than 120 staff were deployed as part of the containment and clean up efforts. 3300 meters of containment booms are used to contain the oil slick,” he said, adding that clean-up work continues.
MPA had said that traffic along the strait, the busiest shipping lane Asia, remained unaffected.
The incident caused significant damage to the hull of the vessel and resulted in a spill of light crude oil Bintulu now being cleaned up by specialists, a shipowner AET Tanker Holdings said.
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