No spilled oil in Singapore port waters after collision: Report

No spilled oil has entered Singapore's port waters from an oil leak resulting from a collision between a cargo vessel and an oil tanker, the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore said over the weekend.

However, some scattered patches of oil sheen were sighted in the Singapore Strait, south of Pulau Sebarok.

The MPA said two anti-pollution craft have been deployed to clean the patches of oil sheen.

All port operations are functioning normally.

"Vessel traffic within our waters and the Singapore Strait remain unaffected," the MPA added in a statement.

The collision, which took place early Thursday, resulted in a spillage of about 300 metric tons, or 350 cubic meters, of Sumatran Light crude.

The Agate, an Aframax tanker, collided with Panama-registered ship, the Tian Yu, about 10 kilometers southwest of Horsburgh Lighthouse, which is about 40 kilometers from the East Coast of Singapore.

Thursday, the MPA said two oil slicks - measuring 2.5 kilometers by 300 meters and 2.5 km by 500 meters - were sighted north of the Indonesian island of Bintan.

It also said another two smaller patches were seen off the coast of Bintan.

Agate, loaded with 34,000 metric tons of Sumatran Light crude and 52,000 tons of Duri crude - was en route to Indonesia's Balongan refinery after loading at Dumai, eastern Sumatra.

The Agate is currently safely anchored about 12 kilometers northeast of Horsburgh Lighthouse.

The MPA said the ship's manager, World Tankers Management, has deployed six anti-pollution craft to contain and collect the spilled oil. The spilled oil has been contained within oil booms and action is being taken to dispose of it. (*)