MT Bunga Kelana 3
| Career (Malaysia) | Flag of Malaysia |
|---|---|
| Name: | MT Bunga Kelana 3 |
| Port of registry: | Malaysia |
| Builder: | Hyundai Heavy Industries, South Korea |
| Completed: | 1998 |
| In service: | 1998 |
| Identification: | IMO number 9178331 |
| Notes: | [1] |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type: | Oil Tanker, Motor vessel |
| Type: | VLCC |
| Tonnage: | 57,017 tons (gross tonnage) |
| Length: | 800.07 ft |
| Beam: | 137.80 ft |
| Height: | 48.95 ft |
| Propulsion: | Single Screw, B & W |
| Speed: | 15 kt |
| Capacity: | 105,784 DWT |
| Notes: | [1] |
MT Bunga Kelana 3 is a tanker owned Malaysian International Shipping Corporation (MISC). The ship was built in 1998 and is used for transporting petroleum.
Accident
MT Bunga Kelana 3 collided with the bulk freighter, MV Waily, in the Singapore Strait, 13 km southeast of Changi Air Base (East) on May 25, 2010 at 6:10. No injuries were reported among the crew. The tanker captain said 2.000 tonnes of crude oil may have spilled into the sea. MV Waily was anchored in the Straits of Singapore. Traffic in the Straits of Singapore was not affected.[2][3] The Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) directed three ships full of oil cleaning equipment to clean up the spilled oil.[4] Stuart Traver of Gaffney, Cline & Associates in Singapore, said the effects were minimal, and not the same as the effect of a flowing oil well that has not yet been contained.[5]
Bunga Kelana 3 is owned and operated by AET Tanker Holdings, which is a subsidiary of MISC to bring crude oil from Bintulu, Sarawak.[5]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Jane's Merchant Ships". http://www.janes.com/articles/Janes-Merchant-Ships/BUNGA-KELANA-3-Malaysia.html. Retrieved 26 May 2010.
- ↑ "Oil leaks from tanker collision off Singapore". BBC News. May 25, 2010. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/asia_pacific/10151722.stm. Retrieved 25 May 2010.
- ↑ "Oil spill threatens Singapore coast". ABC News. May 25, 2010. http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2010/05/25/2909203.htm. Retrieved 25 May 2010.
- ↑ "Bunga Kelana 3, Waily Collide in Singapore Strait". Marinelink. Wednesday, May 26, 2010. http://www.marinelink.com/news/singapore-collide-kelana334372.aspx. Retrieved 26 May 2010.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Yee Kai Pin. "Singapore Begins Oil Spill Cleanup Following Tanker Collision". http://www.businessweek.com/news/2010-05-25/singapore-begins-oil-spill-cleanup-following-tanker-collision.html. Retrieved 26 May 2010.
