Ships complete oil spill cleanup

Ships complete oil spill cleanup

SINGAPORE (Reuter): A South Korean oil tanker and a Greek bulk carrier collided off Singapore early yesterday, injuring one person, and creating a minor oil spill, the Port of Singapore Authority (PSA) said.

The collision between the 37,389-ton Greek-registered bulk carrier World Achilles 2 and the 186,507-ton Korean-registered Honam Pearl occurred about eight km (five miles) south of Singapore, near St John's Island.

The injured crew member from the Greek ship was taken to hospital. Some oil had leaked from the Korean vessel, but the leak had been contained and the clean-up completed by yesterday afternoon, the PSA said.

"I think it (the problem) is basically over," said Brent Pyburn, head of East Asia Response Pte Ltd (EARL), a regional oil spill response center.