Oil Spill occurs off Changi during Bunkering, Malaysia alerted

An oil spill has occurred off Changi during a bunkering operation between the Bahamas-flagged bulk carrier Ines Corrado and a licensed bunker tanker.

The incident occurred at about 5.40pm on October 28, and the bunkering operations ceased immediately.

In a statement on Oct 29, the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) confirmed that oil which overflowed during a bunkering operation from the receiving Bahamas-flagged bulk carrier, Ines Corrado, had stopped.

According to information found on the authority’s website, an estimated 5 tonnes of oil was reported to have overflowed.

The authority also reported that “there is no oil sighted at sea in the vicinity of the incident and ashore.”

MPA said its craft arrived at about 5.50pm and sprayed dispersants. The Malaysian authorities have been alerted to keep a lookout for oil sightings.

As a precautionary measure, a Current Buster has been deployed off Changi to recover oil on water, if sighted.

There is no impact to navigational traffic, MPA said, which will be investigating the incident.