After a collision of two container vessels[ds_preview] off Pasir Gudang Port, the authorities announced an oil spill of 300 tons.
The traffic in the East Johor Straits and Singapore`s pot operations remained unaffected, the Maritime and Port Authority of the city state announced. At about 2350 hrs on 3rd January, MPA was notified by the Johor Port Authority (JPA) of a collision between Singapore-registered container vessel »Wan Hai 301« and the Gibraltar-registered container vessel »APL Denver« off Pasir Gudang Port.
The Master of the latter reported that one of her bunker tanks sustained damage resulting in approximately 300 tonnes of oil spillage. JPA has deployed four anti-pollution craft on site and an oil boom around the 2008-built »APL Denver« to contain the oil spill. In Singapore, some oil patches were spotted and the spillage has been contained off the western side of Pulau Ubin. MPA has activated a total of eight anti-pollution craft with dispersant spraying capabilities to clean up the spilled oil. »There have been no reports of injury«, the MPA said in a statement. The reasons for the collision are not specified yet.
