Asia/Pacific News
Oil Spill After Singapore Vessel Collision
The Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) says that on Friday January 2, 2015 an oil spill occurred after Libyan-registered oil tanker Alyarmouk collided with Singapore-registered bulk carrier Sinar Kapuas in Singapore waters about 11 nautical miles north-east of Pedra Branca.
V. Ships UK Ltd, the ship managers of Alyarmouk, estimated that 4,500 tonnes of Madura crude oil had been spilled from the tanker as a result of the incident.
The two vessels involved in the collision were said to be safely anchored and in stable condition, while oil spill response vessels, dispersants, oil booms, and skimmers were deployed to the site to deal with the spill.
Last year BIMCO, the Directorate-General of Sea Transportation of Indonesia, the Malaysia Marine Department of Malaysia, and the MPA issued a pamphlet entitled Safe Passage: The Straits of Singapore and Malacca after bunkers were spilled in three separate vessel collisions over a 13 day period.
