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Written Reply to Parliamentary Question on Changi Oil Spill Clean-up

13 November 2024

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Written Reply to Parliamentary Question on Changi Oil Spill Clean-up

Mr Zhulkarnain Abdul Rahim: To ask the Minister for Sustainability and the Environment in respect of the estimated five tonnes of oil reported to have overflowed during the bunkering operations off Changi (a) what are the steps taken by the Ministry with its agencies and other bodies to ensure that the waters around the affected area are cleaned up and do not endanger human and marine life; and (b) what are the plans by the Ministry to work with the relevant agencies and MPA to ensure that such incidents do not happen again.

Answer:

1 The Member may refer to Parliamentary Question 6280 answered on 12 November 2024 on the oil spill incident which occurred on 28 October 2024. For more details on measures that have been implemented by agencies to reduce the risk of oil spill incidents, the Member may also refer to the response by Minister of State for Transport, Mr Murali Pillai, to parliamentary questions on the recent oil spill incidents at the 11 November 2024 Parliament sitting.

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