The next phase is more complex, and requires trained personnel and specialised equipment. - ST PHOTO: KUA CHEE SIONG
SINGAPORE (The Straits Times/ANN): With the removal of oil from the sea and oil-soaked sand from affected beaches largely completed, the authorities are moving to the next phase of the cleanup of a 400-tonne spill.
This phase, which is expected to take around three months, entails cleaning up of oil remnants in places that are not easily accessible, such as rock bunds and breakwaters, where oil could be trapped in crevices or deeper below the sand.
