SINGAPORE — Standard operating procedures (SOPs) were effective in cleaning up the 400 tonnes of oil that spilled in Singapore waters after a recent maritime accident, Transport Minister Chee Hong Tat said.
SINGAPORE — Standard operating procedures were effective in cleaning up the 400 tonnes of oil that spilled in Singapore waters after a recent maritime accident, Transport Minister Chee Hong Tat said.Minister for Transport Chee Hong Tat speaking at a press conference on June 24, 2024, on the oil spill clean-up operations.
The oil spill occurred on the afternoon of June 14 after a Netherlands-flagged dredger hit a stationary bunker vessel, causing oil from the latter's damaged cargo tank to spill into the water. Despite the challenges of working at night and under bad weather conditions, T&T “did well to deploy 200m of oil booms around the damaged vessel by working through the night”, and the deployment of the booms was completed at 5.15am the next day, Mr Chee said.
As deploying the containment boom around the oil spill would take several hours,"we must expect a significant amount of oil that is spilled in the sea to be carried by tidal currents and waves to other locations". “If you are going to deploy booms along the entire southern coastline from Pasir Panjang to East Coast, that would require more than 46km of booms,” he said.
Pasir Panjang Terminal Maritime And Port Authority
Malaysia Latest News, Malaysia Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Oil spill incident not due to port congestion: Transport Minister Chee Hong TatTransport minister Chee Hong Tat said it will take time to complete full investigations into the oil spill involving two ships, which occurred on Friday.
Read more »
Booms around damaged vessel ‘preventive’, not meant to fence in spilt oil: Chee Hong TatIt's also 'not feasible' to lay booms across all of S'pore’s waterfronts, coastlines, said the Transport Minister.
Read more »
Oil spill incident not due to congestion at port, clean-up will take time: Chee Hong TatThe recent oil spill following an incident between a dredging boat and a bunker vessel at Pasir Panjang Terminal was not a result of port congestion, Transport Minister Chee Hong Tat said. In a Facebook post on Tuesday (June 18), he addressed concerns from some members of the public.
Read more »
MPA responded within 11 minutes of being alerted to oil spill, cleanup to ‘take time’: Chee Hong TatThe Netherlands-flagged boat was under pilotage by port operator PSA at the time of the incident.
Read more »
Chee Hong Tat’s clash with alleged online “troll” sparks comparisons and example of Jamus Lim’s calm response in similar situationsNetizens characterized his response as overly “sensitive,” “defensive”, and “low level,” saying that there were so many civil ways he could have responded
Read more »
Oil spill: Several beaches, including East Coast Park and Sentosa's Siloso, mostly cleared of oil"We have made progress in the clean-up, but it will still take some time before the oil will be completely removed," says Transport Minister Chee Hong Tat.
Read more »