2-ship collision off Singapore causes Oil Spill
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Reported on the news today.
Two ships have collided off-shore of Singapore earlier today. This resulted in an oil spill. Details have not been released/known as of time of posting.
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ehh.... source?
and define near... which location actually?
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CNA TV
Location as I said is not really disclosed but from the picture diagram shown on TV, it's near the southeast shoreline.
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ahhh... thanks for the info tintin...
Now i just need to find someone with google earth for sattelite view... which shldn't be a problem
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Is it as big as the BP one? No? Ok.
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aiyah, the ships collided in my private swimming pool lah !!!!!
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Originally posted by Asromanista2001:
aiyah, the ships collided in my private swimming pool lah !!!!!
How bout in your brain??!
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Oil spill off Singapore after ships collide
Emergency teams scramble to contain nearly 2,000 tonnes of crude oil that leaked into the Singapore Strait after two vessels collided in the busy waterway, according to port officials.
The Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) reveals that the Malaysian-registered tanker MT Bunga Kelana 3 has been damaged in a collision with a bulk carrier MV Wally registered in St. Vincent and the Grenadines.
According to Malaysia’s Maritime Enforcement Agency, the collision tore a 10-metre gash in the Malaysian tanker.
The tanker’s operators, Malaysia-based AET, said in a statement, “Oil booms are being placed around the leaked cargo to contain the spill.”
Nobody was injured in the accident and ship traffic in the area has not been affected by the incident that took place 13 km off Singapore in the Traffic Separation Scheme at 6.10am Tuesday, according to the release.
The Traffic Separation Scheme is a commercial channel that runs along the Straits of Malacca and Singapore.
In the aftermath of the accident, both vessels were anchored off Singapore and neighbouring Malaysia and Indonesia have been notified.
Salvage operators interviewed said that the spill could be damaging for the environment but a swift response by the authorities would significantly lessen the impact.
“I think it can be controlled. 2,000 tonnes will not do much damage if the teams are already there,” a salvage operator tells AFP.
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I think wont be big problem.
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Oil slick threatens S'pore coast after ship collision
SINGAPORE : Emergency teams scrambled to contain a 2,500-tonne oil spill near one of the world's busiest ports on Tuesday after two vessels collided in the Singapore Strait, officials said.
A crude oil slick about four kilometres (2.5 miles) long and one kilometre wide was spotted near the east coast of Singapore hours after the pre-dawn collision, Singapore's Maritime and Port Authority (MPA) said.
The Malaysian-registered tanker MT Bunga Kelana suffered a gash on its port side after colliding with the MV Waily, a bulk carrier registered in St Vincent and the Grenadines, Malaysian maritime officials said.
Singapore's MPA said a total of 20 vessels from Singapore and Malaysia were involved in the clean-up effort while 200 personnel were on standby to attend to coastal areas that might be affected by the slick.
"Efforts to contain and clean up the oil spill are ongoing," it said, adding that neither the spill nor the emergency response had affected ship movements in the busy commercial route running along the Singapore and Malacca straits.
The city state was working closely with Malaysian and Indonesian authorities.
Containment booms were being used to confine the oil slick, which was being treated with biodegradable dispersants designed to break down the slick into smaller globules to be collected by response vessels.
Singapore marinas, ferry terminals, sea sports centres and other waterfront facilities were told to be prepared for possible effects of the oil spill, although one salvage expert said much of the crude would evaporate.
A strong smell of fuel wafted over parts of Singapore as some of the oil evaporated in the tropical heat.
Singapore is one of the world's busiest ports, with data from the MPA showing the island-nation handled 472 million tonnes of cargo last year, with bulk oil cargo constituting 37.5 per cent of the amount.
Malaysia's Maritime Enforcement Agency said in a statement that the MT Bunga Kelana 3 had been towed to Singapore's Changi port for repairs while the MV Waily was still anchored at the collision site.
The statement added that the double-hulled tanker - designed to minimise cargo spillage in case of an accident - was carrying almost 62,000 tonnes of crude.
Earlier, the agency told AFP the collision had torn a 10-metre (33-foot) gash in the tanker's port side.
The tanker's operators, Malaysia-based AET, said in a statement: "Oil booms are being placed around the leaked cargo to contain the spill."
A spokeswoman for AET said the tanker had been carrying Bintulu light crude and the oil was most probably the one leaking into the sea.
"It seems to be a lot but if it is light crude, it will just evaporate," said Ho Yew Weng, response and projects manager of disaster management firm Oil Spill Response Singapore.
Ho added that Singapore's hot climate would make the crude disperse even faster, and with the oil's prolonged exposure to the sun since morning, "a lot of evaporation would have taken place".
Temperatures were likely to reach as high as 32 degrees Celsius (90 degrees Fahrenheit), the Singapore Meteorological Service said.
Other salvage operators interviewed by AFP said the spill could potentially be damaging for the environment, but the authorities' swift response would significantly lessen the impact.
"I think it can be controlled. 2,000 tonnes will not do as much damage if the teams are already there," a salvage operator who did not want to be named said.
The spill was significantly smaller than that affecting the Gulf of Mexico, which has seen hundreds of thousands of gallons (litres) of oil leak into the sea each day since the Deepwater Horizon rig exploded and sank last month.
- AFP/al
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the air in bedok still reeks of kerosines...
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Scramble to save fish stock
FISH farmers are frantically trying to save their stock of fish, which could die if oil from a two-vessel collision yesterday reaches their net cages.
The Agri-Food and Veterinary Authority of Singapore (AVA), which manages all the fish farms here, says there is a possibility that the oil slick will reach north-east Singapore today.
All 51 farms off the Changi coast are covering their nets with canvas skirting to prevent the oil from getting in. The skirting is on loan to them from the AVA.
Some farmers are also taking extra precautions, such as lowering their nets deeper into the ocean to minimise exposure to the oil on the surface, or piping oxygen into net cages.
'There is a possibility of the spill reaching Pulau Tekong and Pulau Ubin today, depending on the tides and wind,' said AVA's director of agricultural industry Wong Hon Mun.
'What we are doing is taking precautions. Should the oil come, at least the farms are protected.'
-- ST
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last night i asked my wife someone must be eating Durian....ha ha ah
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No wonder I smelled something funny at Simei. I thought the smell came from the train I alighted. That was ytd, though.
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Oil patches hit shore
SMALL patches of oil and sheen have been spotted at Changi Naval Base, contradicting statements from petroleum shipper AET that the oil spill had been contained and 'would not spread out of the' spill zone.
In the latest update on the clean-up operations, the Marine Port Authority (MPA) said six response craft equipped with dispersants were dispatched to manage the oil and sheen, which was spotted at around 2am on Wednesday morning.
As at 11.30am on Wednesday, 15 craft and more than 120 personnel were deployed as part of the containment and clean up efforts. 3,300 metres of containment booms are being used to contain the oil slick.
The MPA stressed that other than this, the oil slick 'has not affected Singapore's coastlines, with the water in Singapore's anchorages reported to be 'clean'.
It added that weather, tidal and wind conditions will play an 'important role' in the containment of the oil slick.
'Efforts to contain and clean up the oil slick are continuing, and traffic in the Traffic Separation Scheme of the Singapore Straits remains unaffected,' said the MPA.
-- ST
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no big deal lah, our beaches already like SHIT what !!!
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singapore news like to bring the situation down....the bloddy oil spill off Singapore is equal to 3 days of spill in Gulf of Mexico....
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Originally posted by Asromanista2001:
no big deal lah, our beaches already like SHIT what !!!
I agree singapore beaches are nt clean even without the oil spill. -
Oil slicks line East Coast beach, stinking and polluting the area
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Originally posted by Kawac151:
No wonder I smelled something funny at Simei. I thought the smell came from the train I alighted. That was ytd, though.
i was at Simei that day and i FARTED A LOT !!!!!!!!!!
i think you were smelling my fart that day !
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i wonder what people in the authorities doing. So a little spill never mind lah. note that our seas are very small only what the spill to flow to city area and marina barrage area? how we respond now i see no hope if disaster strike. matters like this is a test of how we can handle situations and disasters. no hope. they just don't know how fragile our singapore environment and eco systems are.
the companies owning the ships shouuld be investigated for the accidents. if not any tom hairy dick can also drive a shipe like drive car accident on the road. and talking about rules there are lots of to observe at sea lathough no traffic lights. it happen in singapore waters so shall be trial according to singapore law at sea.
never hear our neighbours offering help or advise or at least wayang show. onyl when the current change and water flow to their border then they only kaopehkaobu.
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Parts of east coast beach closed due to oil spill
Part of East Coast beach has been closed to the public after traces of oil from yesterday's oil spill were found near the shore.
According to the National Environment Agency, the affected portion stretches for 4.9 kilometres between the National Sailing Centre and the Goldkist Beach Resort.
The first traces of oil in the area were detected in the area at about 3.45 pm today.
Patches of oil slick were also found at the coastline between Tanah Merah Ferry Terminal and Changi Naval Base.
NEA has since deployed officers to clean up both sites and is advising the public to stay away from the affected areas for the time being.
Meanwhile, containment and clean up efforts in the sea off Changi East are still ongoing.
The oil spill followed a collision between two ships off Singapore's eastern shore.-- 938Live
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problem is our media always present govt voice so contrasting to initiative opinon there are none....unless the govt say so.
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Ongoing damage control to clear slick on East Coast beach
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Originally posted by Asromanista2001:
i was at Simei that day and i FARTED A LOT !!!!!!!!!!
i think you were smelling my fart that day !
I think you ate too much baked beans.