An estimated 5 tonnes of oil was reported to have overflowed.
A picture of waters off Singapore. )SINGAPORE: The Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore said on Tuesday it was alerted to an oil spill off Changi during bunkering operations between a Bahamas-flagged bulk carrier and a licensed bunker tanker.
In an update at about 9am on Tuesday, the authority said that the spill occurred after oil began overflowing from the bulk carrier, the Ines Corrado, and that the overflow had stopped."As at 8am this morning, there is no oil sighted at sea in the vicinity of the incident and ashore," said MPA."As a precautionary measure, a current buster has been deployed off Changi to recover oil on water, if sighted.
Bunkering is the process of refuelling cargo vessels and according to MPA's official website, Singapore is one of the largest and most important bunkering port in the world. Relevant government agencies were also alerted to keep a lookout for any oil sighting along the shores. It added that the incident had no impact on navigational traffic.Shell said that following the incident, about 30 to 40 metric tonnes of"slop" - a mixture of oil and water - had leaked into the sea.
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