Singapore’s Transport Minister has asserted that port congestion is not to blame for the serious oil spill that occurred after an allision between a dredger and a bunker tanker.
In a Facebook post on 18 June, four days after the accident, the minister, Chee Hong Tat, said: “Investigations are still ongoing, but preliminary findings show that the allision on 14 June was caused by the dredger experiencing sudden loss of engine and steering controls. It is not due to congestion as our port waters...