Activities at the the two sections should be confined to water sports like kayaking, said NEA.
SINGAPORE - Sunseekers can now use the beach at two sections of East Coast Park that have reopened after being cordoned off forHowever, water activities at the reopened sections, areas B and E, should be confined to water sports such as kayaking and not swimming, said the National Environment Agency in a statement on July 22.
Meanwhile, land-based activities at areas B and E can return to normal. NEA said bulk oil at East Coast Park’s land and sea areas have so far successfully been removed.At areas B and E, trained personnel with special equipment removed oil from difficult-to-clean areas such as in the gaps and crevices of rock bunds – a type of embankment – and other structures, as well as oil trapped in sand.
The damaged cargo tank on Marine Honour – which was next to a container vessel berthed at Pasir Panjang Terminal – leaked oil into the sea.
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