Collision between MT Bunga Kelana 3 and MV Waily in the Singapore Strait - Update 12

Published 04 Jun 2010
04 June 2010

Since the incident on 25 May 2010, the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) has worked with its partners from various agencies and the industry to contain and clean up the 2,500 tonnes of oil estimated to have been spilled. MPA also worked with the Indonesian and Malaysian authorities in line with the Standard Operating Procedure for Joint Oil Spill Combat in the Straits of Malacca and Singapore and has offered our assistance should it be needed.

As of 4 June 2010, a total of 42 craft, 6 skimmers, 1 lightweight shallow water boom, a harbour buster, 140 imbiber beads absorbent pads, 3 vacuum trucks, more than 30 tonnes of dispersant, 3.3 kilometres of containment boom and more than 170 seaward personnel were deployed by MPA and oil spill response companies as part of the containment and clean-up efforts at sea. More than 25 MPA officers were also deployed at MPA's Emergency Operations Control Centre to co-ordinate the efforts.

Since 31 May 2010, no oil patches have been reported in our waters. MPA will continue to monitor our waters closely and carry out any necessary clean up. MPA's patrol and emergency response craft remain deployed at sea to deal with any oil patches that may surface.

MPA would like to thank the following agencies and companies for their invaluable assistance:

  1. Agri-Food & Veterinary Authority of Singapore
  2. Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore
  3. Housing and Development Board
  4. Ministry of Defence
  5. National Environment Agency
  6. National Parks Board
  7. Police Coast Guard
  8. Public Utilities Board
  9. Republic of Singapore Air Force
  10. Republic of Singapore Navy
  11. Singapore Civil Defence Force
  12. Centre for Remote Imaging, Sensing and Processing
  13. International Tanker Owners Pollution Federation Limited
  14. AET
  15. ASL Marine
  16. Keppel Smit Towage Pte Ltd
  17. Kim Heng Marine & Oilfield Pte Ltd
  18. Lita Ocean Pte Ltd
  19. Oil Spill Response Ltd
  20. Posh Semco Pte Ltd
  21. QSA Marine & Logistics Pte Ltd
  22. Sea Search Asia Pte Ltd
  23. Shell Eastern Petroleum (Pte) Ltd
  24. Singapore Salvage Engineers Pte Ltd
  25. Swire Pacific Offshore Operations Pte Ltd
  26. Tian San Shipping Pte Ltd
  27. Yew Choon Pte Ltd
  28. York Launch Service Pte Ltd
  29. Master and crew of ships that reported sightings of oil patches
  30. Captain and crew of commercial aircraft that reported sightings of oil patches

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