An estimated 5 tonnes of oil was reportedly spilt; Malaysian authorities also alerted on the matter.
SINGAPORE – An oil spill took place off Changi on Oct 28 during a bunkering operation between a Bahamas-flagged bulk carrier and a licensed bunker tanker.
According to information found on the agency’s website, bunkering is the process of supplying fuels to ships for their own use, and Singapore is one of the largest and most important bunkering ports in the world. There is no impact on navigational traffic, and relevant government agencies have been alerted to keep a lookout for oil sightings along local shores, said the agency.
The carrier was headed towards Tianjin, China, according to a check done by The Straits Times on global ship-tracking website MarineTraffic.“As at 8am this morning, there is no oil sighted at sea in the vicinity of the incident and ashore,” MPA said, adding that the Malaysian authorities have also been alerted to keep a lookout for oil sightings.It said that as a precaution, a Current Buster has been deployed off Changi to recover oil on water, if sighted.
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