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The cleanup of the oil spill which stained Singapore's shores last month is moving along faster than expected. Less than a month ago, Minister for Sustainability and the Environment Grace Fu said that the second phase would take around three months.'Oil spill is almost gone': Grace Fu says cleanup progressing faster than expected
The cleanup of the oil spill which stained Singapore's shores last month is moving along faster than expected. Less than a month ago, Minister for Sustainability and the Environment Grace Fu said that the second phase would take around three months. But in a Facebook post on Tuesday (July 16), Fu said the oil spill is «almost gone». «Clean-up of the oil off rock bunds and on the beach is progressing faster than we expected,» she added. «Siloso Beach and Area B of East Coast Park are now in the final phase of clean-up operations.» The oil spill occurred at Pasir Panjang Terminal on June 14 due to a collision between a dredging boat and a bunker vessel, which saw 400 tonnes of fuel pour into the sea. This affected shorelines around Singapore such as Sentosa, Labrador Nature Reserve, the Southern Islands and East Coast Park, among other areas. Read more
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