Two Oil Tankers Are Ablaze After Collision Near Singapore
- Vessels are on fire near the small island of Pedra Branca
- Incidents are in one of the busiest waterways in the world
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Two oil tankers have been on fire since early Friday morning after a collision to the east of Singapore, raising fresh questions over the rising risks to maritime traffic, the environment and human lives in one of the world’s busiest waterways.
Hafnia Nile, a Singapore-flagged refined-products tanker, and Ceres I, a crude oil tanker sailing under the flag of Sao Tome & Principe, are 55km (34 miles) northeast of the tiny island of Pedra Branca, at the eastern entrance to the Strait of Singapore. The two crashed early on Friday, Danish shipping firm Hafnia said in a statement, adding all 22 crew had been rescued.