Port operations unaffacted by chemical tanker collision near Jurong Island

Oil spillage clean-up efforts underway.

Around evening yesterday, the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) received a report that a Hong Kong-flagged chemical tanker, “Lime Galaxy” had collided with the arriving China-flagged containership, “Feihe” at about 2.7 km, south of Jurong Island.

Prior to the incident, MPA’s Port Operations Control Centre attempted to alert the two vessels of their converging courses.

Good progress has been made in containing and cleaning up the oil spillage resulting from the collision, according to MPA's latest update.

There has been no further spillage of bunker fuel from Feihe, it added.

As a precautionary measure, oil booms and an oil spill response craft have been deployed around the vessel. In total, 10 craft from MPA and oil spill response companies have been deployed as part of the containment and clean up efforts.

Vessel traffic in the Strait of Singapore and port waters remain unaffected. Port operations are also not affected, assured the maritime and port agency.

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