Risk of oil spill being tackled, says Nik Nazmi

Environmental hazard: The cargo ship stranded off Chendor beach near Cherating, Pahang.

PETALING JAYA: Authorities have taken proactive action to minimise the risk of an oil spill from a stranded cargo ship lodged 15m away from Pahang’s Chendor beach, says Natural Resources and Environmental Sustainability Minister Nik Nazmi Nik Ahmad.

The ship without any cargo drifted away from its original berthing area near Kemaman port, after bad weather caused its mooring rope to snap.