Natural resources and environmental sustainability minister Nik Nazmi Nik Ahmad said oil slick was also detected in the waters off Pulau Cik Kamat. (Bernama pic)
KUALA LUMPUR: Cleaning work for the oil spill in the waters off the coast of Pengerang, Johor which started yesterday morning is scheduled to be completed on Saturday, says natural resources and environmental sustainability minister Nik Nazmi Nik Ahmad.
He said phase one of the cleaning work, involving the collection of oily waste by an appointed contractor, was 95% completed, while phase two, involving spraying rocky areas and cleaning pebble stones, was 20% completed.
“Other cleaning work, such as the collection of tarballs on the surface of the beach and containment of the polluted water to prevent it from flowing towards the sea are also being actively carried out.
“The work covers the Sungai Rengit beach area behind SK Sungai Rengit and the Sungai Rengit fisherman’s jetty,” he told reporters at Taman Tasik Titiwangsa here.
According to Nik Nazmi, oil slick was also detected in the waters off Pulau Cik Kamat and the cleaning work will be carried out after an assessment of the situation in the area is completed.
He said as of today, the other locations, including the rocky area behind the Sungai Rengit police station, have not been cleared, while monitoring is ongoing at the Teluk Ramunia beach.
“The Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency has also mobilised its assets to monitor Pengerang’s waters up to the Abu Bakar Maritime Base. So far, no oil slicks have been detected in the area involved,” he said.
Netherlands-flagged dredger Vox Maxima was reported as colliding with the Singaporean fuel supply ship Marine Honor on Friday, damaging Marine Honor’s cargo tank and causing about 400 tonnes of oil to leak into the waters off Singapore’s coast and into Malaysian waters.
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