Oil slicks reported off Tuas Port, authorities say port operations 'not significantly' impacted
The Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) says there is currently no evidence indicating a single source of the oil pollution.
A view of a vessel at Tuas Port. Singapore authorities are investigating reports of the periodic oil slicks off Tuas Port waters. (File image: YouTube/MPA Singapore)
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SINGAPORE: Authorities are investigating reports of periodic oil slicks in the waters off Tuas Port, with initial findings suggesting that the source was inland.
"There is currently no evidence indicating a single source of the oil pollution. The oil slicks have not significantly impacted port operations or navigation," the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) said on Monday (Mar 25).
MPA said findings from laboratory tests on oil samples by port operator PSA showed that the source is likely to have originated from further inland.
Further investigations by the National Environment Agency (NEA) are ongoing to identify probable upstream sources of the oil pollution, which may have flowed through the drain networks to sea.
In the meantime, JTC Corporation, which oversees Singapore's industrial infrastructure, has installed oil booms and CCTV cameras along an open seaward section of a key drainage to monitor oil gathered at the booms.
Night patrol along Tuas South Ave 16 and Tuas South Way has been deployed to intensify the surveillance of the area, said MPA.
The agency added that it is deploying regular patrols to monitor the waters off Tuas Port, with oil spill response craft ready to be activated at short notice.
"NEA has also issued guidance and reminders to various premises in the vicinity of Tuas Port on the appropriate management of waste oil," said MPA.
