Singapore Starts Cleanup of Oil Spill After Ships Collide

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Singapore deployed anti-pollution craft and patrol vessels to clean up an oil spill after two bulk carriers collided.

About 100 metric tons of fuel oil leaked after a bunker tank on the South Korean-registered Oriental Pioneer was damaged in the collision with the Bahamas-registered Atlantic Hero, the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore said in a statementBloomberg Terminal. The accident occurred about 6.6 kilometers (4 miles) south-west of Tanah Merah Ferry Terminal, the MPA said today.