Singapore Slick: 2000 tons of oil in spill horror

The collision occurred in the congested Singapore Straits at 6.10 this morning.

At 6:10am this morning, a Malaysian-registered tanker, MT Bunga Kelana 3 and a St Vincents and The Grenadines-registered bulk carrier, MV Waily collided in the Traffic Separation Scheme (TSS) of the Singapore Strait, resulting in an oil spill.

The incident location is about 13 kilometres southeast of Changi East.

The Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) has confirmed the collision.

Both vessels are currently anchored in the Singapore Strait. MV Waily is currently about 11 kilometres southeast of Changi East and MT Bunga Kelana 3 is about 7 kilometres south of Changi East.

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MPA's Port Operations Control Centre has issued navigational broadcasts to ships transiting the TSS to keep clear of the anchored vessels. Traffic in the TSS remains unaffected.

There was no report of injury to crew members. However, MT Bunga Kelana 3 suffered damage to one of its cargo tanks, resulting in an oil spill. The Master of MT Bunga Kelana 3 estimated that 2,000 tonnes of crude oil could have spilled into the sea.

Upon notification, MPA immediately dispatched four patrol and emergency response craft to the affected area. MPA also activated oil spill response companies which have deployed three craft equipped with oil spill equipment. Work is ongoing to contain and clean up the oil spill.

MPA has also informed the Malaysian and Indonesian authorities of the incident.