Singapore authorities are scrambling to clean up a major oil spill that has blackened the city-state’s southern coastline, days after a shipping accident.
On Friday, a Netherlands-flagged dredging boat crashed into a Singaporean fuel ship moored in the shipping straits off the nation.
Authorities said the dredger’s loss of engine power led it to drift into the Singaporean vessel, puncturing its oil tank.
At least half the oil in its tank, about 400 tonnes, spilled out, with large quantities washed ashore.
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