Singapore closes beaches after oil spill

Singapore closed beaches along 4.5 miles of its east coast today as an oil spill from a damaged tanker spread.

About 18,000 barrels of light crude oil spilled from the Malaysian-registered tanker MT Bunga Kelana 3 after it collided with St Vincent and the Grenadines-registered bulk carrier MV Waily on Tuesday in the Singapore Strait about eight miles south east of the east coast.