Theships involved are the 19,000-dwt chemical tanker Lime Galaxy (built 2008) andthe 3,764-teu Fei He (built 1994).

The incident occurred on Wednesday evening at around18:30 local time at about 2.7km south of Jurong Island.

Singapore’sMaritime and Port Authority (MPA) said the Feihe reported that one of herbunker tanks sustained damage, resulting in some spillage of bunker fuel.

“Uponnotification, we immediately dispatched three patrol craft to deal with thespill.