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Efforts to contain and clean up the oil slick following the collision between the Malaysian-registered tanker, MT Bunga Kelana 3 and the St Vincent and The Grenadines-registered bulk carrier, MV Waily continued today.

Non-toxic and bio-degradable oil spill dispersants were used to break up the oil slick into smaller globules and booms were used to contain and prevent the oil slick from hitting the coastlines.

At around 2:00am on 26 May 2010, small patches of oil and sheen were sighted at Changi Naval Base. 6 response craft equipped with dispersants were on site to manage the oil and sheen.

Other than this, the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) said the oil slick has not affected Singapore's coastlines. The waters in Singapore's anchorages and the Traffic Separation Scheme south of Changi were reported to be clean.

As at 11.30am on 26 May 2010, 15 craft and more than 120 personnel were deployed as part of the containment and clean up efforts. 3,300 metres of containment booms are being used to contain the oil slick.

Further to the patches of oil and sheen sighted at Changi Naval Base, patches of oil slick have also affected part of the coastline between Tanah Merah Ferry Terminal and Changi Naval Base, and between National Sailing Centre and NSRCC-SAFRA Resort. Joint clean up efforts by the National Environment Agency and contractors engaged by AET, the operator of MT Bunga Kelana 3, are ongoing.

Containment and clean up efforts in the sea off Changi East are still ongoing, with 19 craft deployed.

The MPA said it is continuing to work with the Indonesian and Malaysian authorities in line with the Standard Operating Procedure for Joint Oil Spill Combat in the Straits of Malacca and Singapore (SOP) and has offered its assistance should it be needed.

The SOP is part of the trilateral arrangement among the three littoral states of Indonesia, Malaysia and Singapore known as the Revolving Fund Committee (RFC).

The MPA said it will be discussing the incident with Indonesia and Malaysia during the 31st meeting of the RFC that will be held in Singapore on Thursday, 27 May 2010.