The T&T Salvage crew deploy the flexible oil boom along the shores of Siloso Beach to prevent more oil from entering beach premises, and also to trap and remove oil that has already hit the shores.Oil spill containment efforts are progressing well, said T&T Salvage Asia, a maritime group involved in the cleanup operation on Friday, June 21.
They have formed a team totalling 85 members, deploying oil booms around the affected areas to ensure that the oil is blocked from hitting the shoreline, and also to trap oil that has already entered the shoreline and remove it. "Wind, weather, thundery showers and strong currents - especially in the Sentosa lagoons, it's very strong over there - and the rise of tides can hit our booms quite hard at times," he said.
"There are different types of booms and different strategies, but what needs to be done is that oil doesn't go into the beaches ," he said.Responding to a question regarding the effectiveness of current measures considering the spread of oil to Johor, Anuj said that they are "more than efficient". The Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore said that they had updated Malaysian authorities that the oil could potentially reach Malaysia’s waters after oil slicks were observed off Changi on June 17, reported the Straits Times on Friday .