Oil leak at Johor terminal stopped, clean-up ongoing off Pulau Ubin and Changi Beach
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An oil leak at the Langsat Terminal near Johor River has stopped and clean-up operations for an oil path off the northeastern coast of Pulau Ubin and along Changi Beach are underway, according to Singapore authorities on Friday (4 April).
In a joint statement, the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA), National Environment Agency (NEA), National Parks Board and Singapore Food Agency (SFA) said the Johor Port Authority has informed MPA that the clean-up at the terminal is in progress.
MPA first reported that the oil patch was sighted in the eastern Johor Strait off the northeastern coast of Pulau Ubi at 7.10pm on 3 April. MPA was in contact with the Johor Port Authority, who confirmed an oil spill incident within the Langsat Terminal at the time.
As a precautionary measure, booms will be deployed at Chek Jawa Wetlands in Pulau Ubin to protect the biodiversity-sensitive areas. The SFA is also working with fish farms in the East Johor Straits to take the necessary preventive measures.
Drones and satellite imagery have been activated to monitor the surrounding waters for any additional oil patches.
An additional oil recovery system – the Marine Oil Sweeper – has also been deployed off Pulau Ubin and is on standby in case other oil patches at sea are detected.
The NEA advised the public against swimming and other primary contact water activities at Changi Beach and Pasir Ris Beach until further notice.
In addition, parts of the beachfront at Changi Beach Park will be cordoned off to facilitate clean-up operations. As a precautionary measure, public access to Chek Jawa Wetlands is also temporarily closed till further notice for oil spill clean-up.
No other oil patches at sea and ashore have been sighted at this time.
Navigational traffic in the area remains unaffected.
MPA and partner agencies will continue to monitor the situation closely and will provide updates if there are significant developments.
Note: See NEA’s website at www.nea.gov.sg, NEA’s Facebook page, NParks’ website at www.nparks.gov.sg, and NPark’s Facebook page for the advisory.
Photo credit: Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore
Published: 4 April, 2025
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