Ship owners ordered to post RM1mil bond each over oil spill


  • Nation
  • Thursday, 05 Jan 2017

JOHOR BARU: The owners of the two vessels which collided at Pasir Gudang Port on Tuesday night have been ordered to post a security bond of RM1mil each to the state government.  

State Health and Environment Committee chairman Datuk Ayub Rahmat said the bond was to guarantee that the owners would take responsibility for the clean-up operation following the oil spill in the area.  

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