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.