From Bernama – Tanker Collision in Melaka Straits


Anyone happened to be flying overhead, and got great shots of the incident?

From Bernama:

PORT DICKSON, Aug 19 (Bernama) — The Liberia registered tanker which caught fire after a collision with a bulk carrier last night has not caused an oil spill.

Port Dickson police chief Supt Mazlan Othman said although there were no oil spills, the Department of Environment (DOE) would continue to monitor the waters.

“As of 6pm, the fire on the MT Formosa Product Brick is still intense. The tanker is listing and rescue workers have yet to board it,” he told reporters here Wednesday.

The bulk carrier MV Ostende Max had been towed away while its three injured crew had been sent to Port Dickson Hospital for treatment.

An engineer with an oil refinery here told Bernama MT Formosa Product Brick was laden with 58,000 tonnes of inflammable naptha fuel.

And you just have to juxtapose the above story with this, “Analysts: Proposed RM44bil bridge will be tough to see through.”

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