Slick floating towards Singapore after cargo vessel crashes into stationary ship


  • Nation
  • Thursday, 05 Jan 2017

JOHOR BARU: Some 300 tonnes of fuel oil could have spilt into the Johor Straits following a collision between two container ships at the Johor Port in Pasir Gudang.

No one was injured in the incident, but a large oil slick is heading towards Singapore, carried by the current after the collision at about 11pm on Tuesday.

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