The Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) on Tuesday (29 September) said it held a joint oil spill exercise at Raffles Anchorage to test inter-agency coordination and response to oil spill incidents at the Port of Singapore.
In this year’s exercise, participating agencies including the Police Coast Guard and the Singapore Civil Defence Force, implemented a contingency response plan that incorporated COVID-19 precautionary measures, said the MPA.
The exercise was supported by ExxonMobil Asia Pacific Pte Ltd, Oil Spill Response Ltd and Singapore Salvage Engineers Pte Ltd.
The exercise scenario involved a collision between two oil tankers that resulted in the rupture of two cargo oil tanks onboard the tankers, added the MPA.
In the scenario, about 10,000 metric tonnes of medium crude oil spilled into the sea.
MPA said its next-generation patrol craft demonstrated their enhanced emergency response capabilities through the use of oil containment booms and the oil dispersant spray system.
In addition, the spill response teams deployed a drone from the patrol craft to gather aerial footage as part of onsite incident management.
“Our port and shipping sectors play a critical role in keeping global supply chains going, and enabling Singapore to bring in essential goods and send our exports to the world,” said Chee Hong Tat, Senior Minister of State, Ministry of Transport and Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
“It is therefore important for our agencies and industry partners to remain vigilant and respond to incidents in a well-coordinated manner.
“This is why we hold regular exercises to test our readiness and identify areas for further improvement. These are also opportunities to test new technologies and capabilities, such as the new MPA patrol craft which we launched last month.”
Photo credit: Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore
Published: 30 September, 2020
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