SINGAPORE — While several beaches in Singapore have been largely cleared of oil following an oil spill last week, Transport Minister Chee Hong Tat said on Thursday (June 20) that it will still take "some time" before the oil is completely removed.
Workers scoop oil-soaked sand into trash bags along the shoreline at East Coast Park on June 20, 2024.SINGAPORE — While several beaches in Singapore have been largely cleared of oil following an oil spill last week, Transport Minister Chee Hong Tat said on Thursday that it will still take"some time" before the oil is completely removed.
"In the next phase, we would need to flush out stranded oil, such as those on oil-stained rock bunds... The clean-up operation will take some time, and I would like to seek the understanding of members of the public and businesses who are affected by this incident." The thorough cleaning of the oil-stained rock bunds facing the lagoon at Sentosa's Siloso beach will also start soon. As for Sentosa's Palawan and Tanjong beaches, clean-up efforts are ongoing, with more focused cleaning planned after the clean-up at Siloso beach is completed.
While the beaches at St John’s, Lazarus and Kusu Island have been cleared of oily sand, these beaches will be monitored for further signs of oil slicks, the authorities said. In addition to three current busters already deployed — two of them are at western affected areas at PPT and Sentosa, while the other is at eastern affected areas off East Coast and Changi East — the authorities added that another current buster system will be deployed soon.
ONE15 Marina has maintained restricted access to the marina while localised clean-up efforts are ongoing, said the authorities.
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