Oil Spill Clean-Up Efforts Continue after Boxship Collision off Johor

Oil spill containment and clean-up efforts are being carried out in Singapore’s waters following the collision of container vessels Wan Hai 301 and APL Denver off Pasir Gudang Port, Johor, Malaysia.

As of January 5, 2016, a total of 17 vessels and 222 personnel have been deployed in the operation and progress of the clean-up is being made along the western coastlines of Pulau Ubin and Nenas Channe, according to the Maritime and Port Authority (MPA) of Singapore.