Sentosa Development Council ( SDC ) officials reportedly began cordoning off affected areas of Palawan Beach shortly after the , Maritime and Port Authority ( MPA ) for the first time on Friday ( Jun 14 ) at around 3.30pm.
Around 2.20 p.m. that day when a Dredger Vox Maxima struck the stable bunker warship Marine Honour  at Pasir Panjang Terminal, some oil from a broken cargo tank poured into the water.
After being alerted by MPA on Friday evening, SDC announced on Monday that it began monitoring the waters for possible scatter of the oil spill near Sentosa’s shores in response to CNA’s questions.
SDC reported that the cleanup of Palawan Beach began the day after 9 o’clock at 9 o’clock, while the company said it had started the ring off the damaged areas.
” On Jun 15, 2024, at about 7am, we observed the unfold in waters due to the coastal existing throughout our shores, at Palawan, Siloso and Tanjong, as well as Sentosa Cove”, it added.
” We immediately deployed employees to begin cleaning up our shores, working with MPA and other relevant government.”
When questioned about what was going on when MPA initially notified SDC, the government pointed to the agency’s first press release from the incident on Friday.  ,
” The damaged goods container has been isolated and the flow contained”, the release read.
Oil spill response craft have been deployed to the location thanks to MPA, Port Authority of Singapore ( PSA ), and the bunker vessel company. The fuel spill cleanup project is currently being worked on.
Sentosa’s shores remain open to the public, but water activities and snorkeling are still not allowed at Tanjong, Palawan and Siloso shores.
Beaches on three Singapore islands- St John’s, Lazarus and Kusu- are also , closed until more see, the authorities said on Sunday night, after Friday’s oil flow spread to various coastlines.
The shores at the islands have been closed since Saturday, along with those in East Coast Park’s B to H and Labrador Nature Reserve’s wharf and rough shore, which have also been closed.