History
NameMT Bunga Kelana 3
OwnerAET Petroleum Tankers
Port of registry Malaysia, Port Kelang
BuilderHyundai Heavy Industries, South Korea
Laid down21 April 1998
Completed1998
In service29 October 1998
Identification
Notes[1][2]
General characteristics
TypeVLCC, oil tanker
Tonnage57,017 GT
Length243.827 m (799.96 ft)
Beam42 m (138 ft)
Depth21 m (69 ft)
Deck clearance6,118 mm (240.9 in) max
PropulsionSingle Screw, B & W
Speed15 kt
Capacity105,784 DWT
Notes[1][2]

MT Bunga Kelana 3 is an Aframax tanker built in 1998, owned and operated by AET Tanker Holdings, a subsidiary of Malaysian International Shipping Corporation (MISC) to transport crude oil from Bintulu, Sarawak.[3]

2010 accident and oil spill

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.[4][5] The Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) directed three ships full of oil cleaning equipment to clean up the spilled oil.[6] Stuart Traver of Gaffney, Cline & Associates in Singapore, said the effects were minimal, and would have a different impact than the Deepwater Horizon oil spill.[3]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "Jane's Merchant Ships". Retrieved 26 May 2010.
  2. 1 2 "ABS Record: MT Bunga Kelana 3". American Bureau of Shipping. 2010. Retrieved 28 September 2010.
  3. 1 2 Yee Kai Pin. "Singapore Begins Oil Spill Cleanup Following Tanker Collision". Retrieved 26 May 2010.
  4. ↑ "Oil leaks from tanker collision off Singapore". BBC News. May 25, 2010. Retrieved 25 May 2010.
  5. ↑ "Oil spill threatens Singapore coast". ABC News. May 25, 2010. Retrieved 25 May 2010.
  6. ↑ "Bunga Kelana 3, Waily Collide in Singapore Strait". Marinelink. May 26, 2010. Retrieved 26 May 2010.
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