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No further oil sightings from Singapore bunker spill

The Singapore authorities are standing down the response to a bunker spill earlier in the week.

Marcus Hand, Editor

October 30, 2024

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Ships at anchor off Singapore
File photo of Singapore anchorageCredit: Marcus Hand

At 5:40 pm local time on 28 October five tonnes of bunker fuel were spilt in an overflow incident during a bunkering operation between the bulk carrier Bahamas-flagged bulk carrier Ines Corrado and licensed bunker tanker.

Craft from the Maritime & Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) sprayed dispersants, and a current buster deployed to recover oil from the water if sighted.

In an update on 30 October the MPA said there had been no sightings of oil from the incident and oil response assets that has been deployed would be stood down from the incident which occurred offshore of Changi to the east of the island.

The MPA also said it would be standing down oil response assets for an earlier incident on 20 October involving an oil leak from a Shell land-based pipeline between Bukom Island and Bukom Kecil.

The bunker spill was the third oil spill reported in Singapore waters this year. In June this year more than 400 tonnes of very low sulphur fuel oil were spilt when Netherlands-flagged dredger Vox Maxima, suffering a sudden loss of engine and steering control, hit stationary bunker vessel Marine Honour at Pasir Panjang Terminal.

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About the Author

Marcus Hand

Editor

Marcus Hand is the editor of Seatrade Maritime News and a dedicated maritime journalist with over two decades of experience covering the shipping industry in Asia.

Marcus is also an experienced industry commentator and has chaired many conferences and round tables. Before joining Seatrade at the beginning of 2010, Marcus worked for the shipping industry journal Lloyd's List for a decade and before that the Singapore Business Times covering shipping and aviation.

In November 2022, Marcus was announced as a member of the Board of Advisors to the Singapore Journal of Maritime Talent and Technology (SJMTT) to help bring together thought leadership around the key areas of talent and technology.

Marcus is the founder of the Seatrade Maritime Podcast that delivers commentary, opinions and conversations on shipping's most important topics.

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Marcus Hand regularly moderates at international maritime events. Below you’ll find a list of selected past conferences and webinars.

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