Emergency teams are trying to contain 2,000 tons of crude oil leaking into the sea, after a collision between a tanker and a bulk carrier off Singapore.
The collision occurred in the Strait of Singapore, one of the most important shipping lanes in the world.
The Bunga Kelana 3 tanker collided with the MV Waily at about 6 a.m. local time in the Singapore Strait, the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore said in a statement.
The two ships remain anchored in the Singapore Strait, the statement said, adding that "work is ongoing to contain and clean up the oil spill."
AET Tanker Holdings Sdn., the owner of the Bunga Kelana 3, is working to "minimize the damage from the oil that's leaked," said Paul Lovell, a spokesman for AET Tanker.
"A number of oil-retaining booms have been deployed," Lovell said by telephone. "These were done by specialist companies retained by the company. We're doing all we can. There were no casualties on Bunga Kelana 3. We had 27 crew members on the vessel."
No injuries have been reported; traffic to Singapore's port, one of the world's busiest, was not affected, the authority said.
Source: Tehran Times
