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LITTORAL STATES MEET ON OIL SPILL IN SINGAPORE WATERS
BY Zakaria Abdul Wahab
SINGAPORE, May 27 (Bernama) –- Top officials from Malaysia, Singapore and
Indonesia met here Thursday to assess the extent of oil pollution caused by the
collision between an oil tanker and a bulk carrier in the Singapore Strait about
13km southeast of Changi East on Tuesday.
The officials who are members of the Straits of Malacca and Singapore
Revolving Fund Committee (RFC) were briefed on the measures and efforts taken by
the littoral states, their respective agencies and oil spill response companies
from the private sector to contain and clean up the spill in Singapore waters.
About 2,500 metric tonnes of crude oil leaked out from the ruptured hull of
the Malaysian-registered oil tanker, MT Bunga Kelana 3, after it was hit by St
Vincent and Grenadines-registered bulk carrier, MV Waily.
Although the main oil slick has largely been contained out at sea, the
city-state's environment authority estimated that some 7.2km of beaches and rock
bunds along Singapore's east coast as well as a canal, have been affected by the
slick.
Public beaches affected by the oil slick have been closed to the
public for cleaning up by local authorities.
The members of the RFC are the Assistant Chief Executive of the Maritime and
Port Authority of Singapore, Capt Khong Shen Ping, who is also the current
committee chairman, Indonesia’s Director-General for Sea Transportation Sunaryo,
and Malaysia’s Environment Department Director, Rosnani Ibarahim.
The RFC agreed to continue to co-operate closely to clean up the oil spill,
and noted that the incident underscored the importance of having a standard
operating procedure in place for dealing with such incidents in order to prevent
environmental damage and disruption to shipping traffic in the Straits of
Malacca and Singapore.
The RFC also acknowledged that quick action and co-operation had helped to
mitigate the impact of this incident.
The RFC re-affirmed the continued close co-operation among the three
littoral states in combating oil pollution in the Straits of Malacca and
Singapore and pledged to work together to further enhance joint responses in the
future.
-– BERNAMA
SINGAPORE, May 27 (Bernama) –- Top officials from Malaysia, Singapore and
Indonesia met here Thursday to assess the extent of oil pollution caused by the
collision between an oil tanker and a bulk carrier in the Singapore Strait about
13km southeast of Changi East on Tuesday.
The officials who are members of the Straits of Malacca and Singapore
Revolving Fund Committee (RFC) were briefed on the measures and efforts taken by
the littoral states, their respective agencies and oil spill response companies
from the private sector to contain and clean up the spill in Singapore waters.
About 2,500 metric tonnes of crude oil leaked out from the ruptured hull of
the Malaysian-registered oil tanker, MT Bunga Kelana 3, after it was hit by St
Vincent and Grenadines-registered bulk carrier, MV Waily.
Although the main oil slick has largely been contained out at sea, the
city-state's environment authority estimated that some 7.2km of beaches and rock
bunds along Singapore's east coast as well as a canal, have been affected by the
slick.
Public beaches affected by the oil slick have been closed to the
public for cleaning up by local authorities.
The members of the RFC are the Assistant Chief Executive of the Maritime and
Port Authority of Singapore, Capt Khong Shen Ping, who is also the current
committee chairman, Indonesia’s Director-General for Sea Transportation Sunaryo,
and Malaysia’s Environment Department Director, Rosnani Ibarahim.
The RFC agreed to continue to co-operate closely to clean up the oil spill,
and noted that the incident underscored the importance of having a standard
operating procedure in place for dealing with such incidents in order to prevent
environmental damage and disruption to shipping traffic in the Straits of
Malacca and Singapore.
The RFC also acknowledged that quick action and co-operation had helped to
mitigate the impact of this incident.
The RFC re-affirmed the continued close co-operation among the three
littoral states in combating oil pollution in the Straits of Malacca and
Singapore and pledged to work together to further enhance joint responses in the
future.
-– BERNAMA
