Thunderstorms delay efforts to contain oil spill in Singapore
Date
6/24/2024 5:17:24 AM
(MENAFN) A thunderstorm that occurred last night has hindered the containment of an oil spill resulting from a collision between a drilling barge and a tank ship at the Pasir Panjang shipping terminal in Singapore. The containment process, which typically involves the placement of containment booms, was prolonged, taking nearly three times the usual duration to complete. According to reports from The Straits Times, it took approximately 15 hours to establish the defense line to contain the oil spill.
Captain Anuj Sahay, the managing director of T&T Salvage Asia, revealed that placing the containment booms alone required three to four hours, a task that would normally take only one hour under better conditions. T&T Salvage Asia was engaged by the Maritime and Ports Authority of Singapore to address the aftermath of the incident involving the Dutch-flagged Fox Maxima drilling barge and the Singapore-flagged tanker Marine Honor, which occurred on June 14.
Approximately 400 tons of oil leaked into the sea as a result of the collision, with a crack in one of the Marine Honor ship's oil tanks being identified as the cause of the spill. The authorities have confirmed that the spilled oil consisted of low-sulfur fuel oil, emphasizing the environmental impact of the incident. Efforts to contain and clean up the oil spill are ongoing, with weather conditions playing a significant role in the progress of containment operations.
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