However, beachgoers have to wait a little longer before they can swim.
SINGAPORE – Visitors to East Coast Park can now frolic on all its beaches after the park’s remaining sections reopened nearly two months afterThe National Parks Board said in a Facebook post on Aug 11 that the clean-up of the beachfront at the park is complete, and people can resume “non-primary contact water sports” – which involve minimal contact with water – like kayaking in these areas.
On Aug 7, Minister for Sustainability and the Environment Grace Fu estimated that clean-up operations for all beaches affected by the oil spill would most likely The leaked oil, caused by a collision between dredging boat Vox Maxima and stationary bunker vessel Marine Honour, spread to coastlines at East Coast Park, Labrador Nature Reserve, Keppel Bay, the Southern Islands and Sentosa. Following the incident, public agencies andOn July 22, the beaches at East Coast Park Areas B and E were declared open. Area G was reopened a week later.
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