Some oil leaking from a cargo tank at Pasir Panjang Terminal spread to the waters off Changi on June 17.
Oil patches on the surface of the water between Pulau Brani and Serapong Golf Course in Sentosa at 11.41am on June 17.with some oil leaking from a damaged cargo tank at Pasir Panjang Terminal having spread to the waters off Changi on June 17.
Mr N. Sivasothi, a senior lecturer at National University of Singapore, said the movement of oil towards Singapore’s eastern waters was expected, given the current south-west monsoon season with winds blowing from the south. “If oil is deposited onto a sandy shoreline, the oiled-up sand can be scooped up easily. But in mangrove habitats, if the oil goes in, it’s not going to come out easily,” he added.
Each system consists of a boom with a skirt that extends below the water surface to enclose and collect oil on the water surface.While West Coast Park is not affected, oil absorbent booms were also deployed at the park to protect the mangroves at the Marsh Garden, said the statement.“The early deployment will certainly help protect sensitive biodiversity areas and fish farms in the eastern Johor Strait,” he said.
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