Two shipping firms charged with discharging 100L of oil each into Singapore waters, polluting sea

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The master, owner and agent of the ship involved can be jailed for up to two years, fined between S$1,000 and S$1 million, or both.

A plane flies over sea vessels anchored off the Eastern Anchorage in Singapore on Jul 17, 2020. SINGAPORE: Two shipping companies were charged in court on Tuesday over their oil tankers discharging about 100L of oil each into Singapore waters.

On Nov 29, 2022, while the tanker was receiving high-sulphur fuel oil from another oil tanker - the Maria Cosulich - at the Eastern Bunkering Anchorage A, the tanker allegedly discharged about 100L of high-sulphur fuel oil onto its deck and into Singapore waters. Oil along Singapore's coasts? How NEA officers dip into drains and canals to trace sources of pollution

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