June 05, 2010 19:30 PM
Oil-Smeared Pengerang Beaches Cleaned Up
JOHOR BAHARU, June 5 (Bernama) -- The beaches in Pengerang, Kota Tinggi, affected by an oil spill following a collision between the MT Bunga Kelana 3 and MV Waily vessels two weeks ago have been cleaned up.
According to a statement from the Department of Environment, the clean-up operations were now focused on Sungai Bongkok and Sungai Haji Ahmad which still had traces of oil.
"A total of 19,860 bags containing contaminated sand and 37,391 litres of oil were collected in the operation," said the statement, adding that 105 people were involved in the clean-up.
Meanwhile, oil spill monitoring operations have ended as no new patches of oil were detected.
The public can report oil patches to the department by contacting 1-800-88-2727.
-- BERNAMA
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