CNN —An oil spill affecting Singapore has spread beyond a luxury beach resort to a marine reserve and other parts of the island as the authorities intensify cleanup efforts.
The oil spilled into the city-state’s waters after a Netherlands-flagged dredger, Vox Maxima, hit Singapore-flagged bunker vessel, Marine Honor, on Friday afternoon, according to the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore.
The oil spill has spread from the busy Pasir Panjang Terminal cargo port, less than 10 kilometers (six miles) from Sentosa, the country’s popular resort island home to luxury hotels, golf courses and Universal Studios Singapore.
Oil covers Sentosa's Tanjong Beach in Singapore on June 16, 2024.
Measuring about 13 kilometers long (8 miles) long, 19 kilometers (11.8 miles) wide and dotted with several small islands, it is one of the world’s busiest commercial waterways where around 1,000 ships pass through every day.
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Vox Maxima, Hari Raya Haji, John’s, Lazarus, Kusu, Roslan Rahman
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Singapore, Netherlands, Port Authority of Singapore, Pasir Panjang, Sentosa, Hari, Tanjong, Palawan, Siloso, St, Beach, AFP, China