Oil spill in waters off Penang mopped up

Much cleaner now: Penang island’s north-eastern coastline with The Esplanade’s field and Fort Cornwallis in the foreground looking better after the clean-up.

GEORGE TOWN: An oil spill that polluted a 5km coastline stretching from Swettenham Pier to Gurney Drive has been cleaned up.

Penang Port Sdn Bhd (PPSB) chief operating officer V. Sasedharan said the clean-up operation that involved the PPSB, the Marine Department, the Department of Environment (DOE) and private oil companies was completed at 2.55pm yesterday.