The public should avoid water activities at East Coast Park, Kusu Island, St John’s Island and Lazarus Island.
SINGAPORE – People should avoid swimming and other primary contact water activities near the beaches of East Coast Park, Kusu Island, St John’s Island and Lazarus Island, the National Environment Agency said in an advisory on Oct 21.
There are no signs or smell of oil at all its beaches, the spokesperson said, but oil-absorbent booms have been deployed around the three beaches as well as Sentosa Golf Club, ONE°15 Marina Club and Sentosa Cove as a precautionary measure. However, it has deployed oil-absorbent booms to protect the lagoons at Sisters’ Islands Marine Park, Berlayer Creek and the Rocky Shore at Labrador Nature Reserve, and the mangroves at the Marsh Garden at West Coast Park.National water agency PUB said that as at Oct 21, no oil has been detected near the Keppel Marina East Desalination Plant and Jurong Island Desalination Plant, which are closest to the location of the oil leak.
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