SINGAPORE: About 23 tonnes of oil leaked from a damaged fuel hose at the Police Coast Guard’s Brani base, Singapore authorities said in a statement on Thursday (Feb 6).
No oil slicks have been observed, said the Singapore Police Force, Maritime and Port Authority (MPA) and National Environment Agency (NEA) in a joint statement.
The diesel oil leak was discovered at the Brani Regional Base on Wednesday at about 11.40am and eventually isolated at about 3.40pm.
The oil came from a damaged shore fuel hose used to refuel patrol craft at Selat Sengkir.
The Police Coast Guard and MPA deployed patrol craft and “spill response resources” to clean up small patches of light oil sheens seen in Singapore’s southern waters.
“Contractors have also been activated to support the operation. There are no oil slicks observed,” said the authorities.
Navigational traffic in the area is not affected. There is no impact on operations in the Port of Singapore, they added.
