Cleanup ongoing after boat hits Singapore tanker

By Associated Press

Jun 17, 2024 12:26 am

KUALA LUMPUR — Cleanup operations are underway after an oil spill caused by a dredger vessel hitting a stationary cargo tanker has blackened part of Singapore's southern coastline, including the popular resort island of Sentosa.

The Netherlands-flagged dredger Vox Maxima struck the Singaporean fuel supply ship Marine Honor on Friday.

OIL HAZARD Workers clean the oil spill along Sentosa’s Tanjong Beach area in Singapore, June 16, 2024. AP PHOTO

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