SINGAPORE: A collision between two vessels in Singapore waters between Jurong Island and Tuas View Extension Reclamation Area has resulted in an oil spill.
At about 2pm Sunday, the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) received a report that a Hong Kong-registered bulk carrier "Sunny Horizon" had collided with a Korean-registered liquefied petroleum gas carrier "DL Salvia" at the Temasek Fairway, about 700 metres east of Sultan Shoal.
The bunker tank on "DL Salvia" was breached and less than 60 metric tonnes of oil was spilled. MPA said the area of spill is concentrated within Temasek Fairway.
Upon notification, MPA immediately dispatched its patrol craft to deal with the oil spill. Oil spill response companies were also activated to augment the patrol craft.
A total of seven patrol and anti-pollution craft have been deployed to clean up the spilled oil.
Work is ongoing and MPA is coordinating the clean-up with other government agencies and the ship owners.
The two vessels involved in the collision are safely anchored in the West Jurong anchorage.
MPA has issued navigational broadcasts to ships to navigate with caution when in the vicinity of the incident site.
There is no report of injury and port operations remain unaffected.
MPA is investigating the cause of the collision.
- CNA/ir
Collision causes oil spill off western Singapore
AsiaOne 9 Sep 12;
SINGAPORE: A collision between two bulk carriers caused an oil spill on the western side of Singapore this afternoon.
About 2pm today, the Maritime and Port Authority (MPA) received a report that a Hong Kong-registered bulk carrier "Sunny Horizon" collided with a Korean-registered Liquefied Petroleum Gas carrier "DL Salvia" at the Temasek Fairway.
Less than 60 metric tonnes of bunker was spilled from the DL Salvia.
According to MPA, the area of spill is concentrated within about 700 metres east of Sultan Shoal, between Jurong Island and Tuas View Extension Reclamation Area.
MPA immediately dispatched its patrol craft to deal with the oil spill and oil spill response companies were also activated to augment the patrol craft.
A total of seven patrol and anti-pollution craft have been deployed to clean up the spilled oil.
MPA said that work is currently ongoing and it is coordinating the clean up with other government agencies and the ship owners.
The two vessels involved in the collision are currently safely anchored in the West Jurong anchorage.
MPA is investigating the cause of the collision and has issued navigational broadcasts to ships to navigate with caution when in the vicinity of the incident site.
There is no report of injury and port operations remain unaffected.
Oil spill after ships collide off Jurong
Straits Times 10 Sep 12;
TWO vessels collided in Singapore waters yesterday, resulting in an oil spill between Jurong Island and the Tuas View Extension Reclamation Area.
Less than 60 tonnes of oil was spilled after Hong Kong-registered bulk carrier Sunny Horizon collided with Korean-registered DL Salvia, which was carrying liquefied petroleum gas.
The accident happened at about 2pm at Temasek Fairway, which is about 700m east of Sultan Shoal, the Maritime and Port Authority (MPA) said in a statement. No one was injured.
Port operations were unaffected but the MPA issued broadcasts to ships to ply the area carefully.
It is investigating the cause of the collision.
Seven patrol and anti-pollution craft were involved in cleaning up the spilled oil, including oil spill response companies.
MPA is coordinating the clean-up with other government agencies and the shipowners.
The two vessels have been anchored in the West Jurong anchorage, MPA said.
Oil Spill following collision between "Sunny Horizon" and "DL Salvia" at Temasek Fairway
MPA News Release 9 Sep 12;
At about 1400hrs on 9 September (Singapore time), the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) received a report that a Hong Kong-registered bulk carrier "Sunny Horizon", collided with a Korean-registered Liquefied Petroleum Gas carrier "DL Salvia" at the Temasek Fairway, about 700 metres east of Sultan Shoal. The bunker tank on "DL Salvia" was breached and less than 60 metric tonnes of bunker was spilled. The area of spill is concentrated within Temasek Fairway.
Upon notification, MPA immediately dispatched its patrol craft to deal with the oil spill. Oil spill response companies were also activated to augment the patrol craft. A total of seven patrol and anti-pollution craft have been deployed to clean up the spilled oil.Work is currently continuing and MPA is co-ordinating the clean up with other government agencies and the ship owners.
The two vessels involved in the collision are currently safely anchored in the West Jurong anchorage. MPA has issued navigational broadcasts to ships to navigate with caution when in the vicinity of the incident site. There is no report of injury and port operations remain unaffected.
MPA is investigating the cause of the collision.
For media enquiries, please call MPA's media hotline at 8366 2294.
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