S'pore oil slick cleared

S'pore oil slick cleared

SINGAPORE (AFP): An oil slick off the Singapore waterfront
caused by a collision between two vessels was cleaned up
yesterday, the Port of Singapore Authority (PSA) said.

Only small pockets of oil that had been treated with
dispersants were reported by PSA patrols at four points off the
shoreline, the PSA said, adding that the leakage from the damaged
bunker barge Saybolt had stopped.

PSA vessels would patrol the areas to treat any remaining oil
pockets, the authority said in a statement.

The Singaporean-registered Saybolt was carrying 300 tons of
fuel oil when it collided with the Panama-registered cargo
freighter Sun Pulse early Tuesday, causing the two square
kilometer slick.

Some 100 tons of oil spilled into the sea after the accident,
which left no casualties. The cause of the collision was being
investigated.