The Singapore Police Force on Thursday (February 6) confirmed that a diesel oil leak was discovered at the Police Coast Guard (PCG) Brani Regional Base on February 5, at around 11.40am (Singapore time).
The leak was eventually isolated at about 3.40pm.
“About 23 tonnes had leaked from a damaged shore fuel hose used to refuel patrol craft at Selat Sengkir,” said Singapore Police Force, Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) and National Environment Agency in a joint statement.
The PCG and the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore have deployed patrol craft and spill response resources to clean up small patches of light oil sheens observed in their southern waters.
As it is reported, contractors have also been activated to support the operation. There are no oil slicks observed.
In accordance with MPA, navigational traffic in the area is not affected. There is no impact to operations in the port of Singapore.
