MPA Singapore on oil spill<\/p>\n
I refer to your article Oil spill threatens Batam published in
\nThe Jakarta Post on Dec. 10. The Maritime and Port Authority
\n(MPA) of Singapore informed the relevant Indonesian authorities
\npromptly after the incident occurred on Dec. 5. The owner of the
\ntanker Agate expeditiously engaged oil response companies to
\nclean up the spill and carried out aerial recces to assess the
\nextent of the oil spill. Two oil slicks were sighted in
\nIndonesian waters: north of Bintan and another two smaller
\npatches off the coast of Bintan.<\/p>\n
The oil response companies deployed six pollution craft and
\ntwo sets of oil booms were laid to contain and recover the
\nspilled oil. MPA facilitated the process through liaison with the
\nIndonesian authorities, which were very cooperative. The oil
\nslicks at sea were recovered and disposed of.<\/p>\n
On Dec. 8, representatives of the ship owner, local
\ncorrespondents of the Protection & indemnity (P&I) Club and the
\nInternational Tanker Owners Pollution Federation Limited (ITOPF),
\nwith the kind cooperation of the Indonesian authorities, carried
\nout a survey of Selat Riau and observed scattered small patches
\nof weathered oil. There was no report of oil on the beaches.<\/p>\n
In view of the report that oil has reached the islands of
\nRempang and Galang, the ship owners and insurance company will
\nevaluate and carry out further surveys.<\/p>\n
In conclusion, we would like to emphasize that all possible
\nmeasures were taken quickly and effectively to minimize the
\nadverse effects of the oil spill on the environment in Indonesia
\nand elsewhere.<\/p>\n
LEE SENG KONG, for Director General, Maritime and Port
\nAuthority of Singapore<\/p>",
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