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About 2pm yesterday, the Maritime and Port Authority (MPA) received a report that a Hong Kong-registered bulk carrier "Sunny Horizon" collided with a Korean-registered Liquefied Petroleum Gas carrier "DL Salvia" at the Temasek Fairway.
Less than 60 metric tonnes of bunker was spilled from the DL Salvia.
According to MPA, the area of spill is concentrated within about 700 metres east of Sultan Shoal, between Jurong Island and Tuas View Extension Reclamation Area.
MPA immediately dispatched its patrol craft to deal with the oil spill and oil spill response companies were also activated to augment the patrol craft.
A total of seven patrol and anti-pollution craft have been deployed to clean up the spilled oil.
MPA said that work is currently ongoing and it is coordinating the clean up with other government agencies and the ship owners.
The two vessels involved in the collision are currently safely anchored in the West Jurong anchorage.
MPA is investigating the cause of the collision and has issued navigational broadcasts to ships to navigate with caution when in the vicinity of the incident site.
There is no report of injury and port operations remain unaffected.
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