A claims office has been opened to compensate victims of Singapore’s worst oil spill in more than a decade, following a collision involving a bunker tanker.
The 29,900-gt Dutch-flagged dredger Vox Maxima (built 2009) struck the 8,700-dwt bunker tanker Marine Honour (built 2007) at Pasir Panjang terminal on 14 June, causing marine fuel to spill into port waters.
The International Oil Pollution Compensation Funds (IOPC Funds) and the Marine Honour’s insurer said on Tuesday that they were opening the office in Singapore as claims were likely to exceed the shipowner’s liability for the spill.
