MT Bunga Kelana 3 explained

MT Bunga Kelana 3 is an Aframax tanker built in 1998, owned and operated by AET Tanker Holdings, a subsidiary of Malaysian International Shipping Corporation (MISC) to transport crude oil from Bintulu, Sarawak.

2010 accident and oil spill

Bunga Kelana 3 collided with the bulk freighter,, in the Singapore Strait, 13 km southeast of Changi Air Base (East) on May 25, 2010, at 6:10. No injuries were reported among the crew. The tanker captain said 2.000 tonnes of crude oil may have spilled into the sea. MV Waily was anchored in the Straits of Singapore. Traffic in the Straits of Singapore was not affected.[1] [2] The Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) directed three ships full of oil cleaning equipment to clean up the spilled oil.[3] Stuart Traver of Gaffney, Cline & Associates in Singapore, said the effects were minimal, and would have a different impact than the Deepwater Horizon oil spill.[4]

See also

Notes and References

  1. News: Oil leaks from tanker collision off Singapore. May 25, 2010. BBC News . 25 May 2010.
  2. News: Oil spill threatens Singapore coast . May 25, 2010. ABC News . 25 May 2010.
  3. Web site: Bunga Kelana 3, Waily Collide in Singapore Strait. Marinelink . May 26, 2010. 26 May 2010.
  4. News: Yee Kai Pin . Singapore Begins Oil Spill Cleanup Following Tanker Collision. 26 May 2010.