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20 Dec 2013

Six Rescued from Sunken Barge, Five Still Missing

Around 8 a.m. (Singapore time) on December 19, 2013, the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) received a report that a life raft with people onboard had been sighted southwest of Horsburgh Lighthouse. A total of six crew members were subsequently rescued by a Police Coast Guard patrol craft. The rescued crew members reported that another five persons were missing, and that they were from a barge, Heng Hong 168, which had capsized in Singapore waters about three nautical miles west of Horsburgh Lighthouse. MPA is coordinating the search and rescue (SAR) operations, which involves assets for aerial and surface searches. MPA has also activated commercial divers to assist with the SAR operations.

06 Dec 2002

MPA Confirms No Oil Spilled in Singapore Port

The Maritime and Port Authority (MPA) of Singapore confirmed that no spilled oil has entered Singapore’s port waters after a collision between a cargo vessel and an oil tanker.Some scattered patches of oil sheen were sighted in the Singapore Strait, south of Pulau Sebarok. Two MPA anti-pollution craft were deployed to clean the patches of oil sheen. The Agate collided with Panama-registered ship, Tian Yu, off the east coast of Singapore. The Singapore-registered aframax tanker, Agate, is currently safely anchored about 6 nautical miles (approximately 12km) north east of Horsburgh Lighthouse. Its manager, World Tankers Management, deployed six anti-pollution craft to contain and collect the spilled oil. The spilled oil has been contained within oil booms.

19 Jun 2003

Grounded Containership Refloated

The containership, MV APL Emerald, which ran aground last week south of the Horsburgh Lighthouse, in the eastern approaches of the Singapore Straits, was refloated today. A clean-up operation for the oil spill from the grounding of the ship was completed before the refloat. Last Thursday, the 40,077-ton vessel spilled about 150 ton of oil. Six anti-pollution craft were on site to clean up the oil spill. As a precautionary measure, oil booms were laid around the vessel. Another eight craft will be deployed by the vessel's local agent to assist in the clean up. All port operations were able to function normally. Vessel traffic within the Singapore waters and the Singapore Strait remain unaffected.

16 Jun 2003

Containership Grounds Near Singapore

The Singapore-registered container ship, MV APL Emerald (40,077 gross tons), reported that it ran aground at about 1.3km south of Horsburgh Lighthouse in the Singapore waters on June 12. The vessel left the Singapore port on June 11 and was bound for Chiwan, China. The shipmaster reported that one of the vessel's water ballast tanks and four fuel oil tanks were damaged as a result of the incident. The shipmaster estimated that about 150 metric tonnes of fuel oil had leaked into the sea. There was no report of any injury to the crew. The vessel is in stable condition. The Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) has deployed four anti-pollution craft to clean up the oil spill.