Changi Creek after oil spill

Nearly two weeks after the 300-tonne oil spill in the East Johor Strait, a check at low spring tide shows a fuller extent of the impact at Changi Creek near the Changi Point Ferry Terminal

In the area where few people go, oil still stains the seawall. Oiled booms have been left behind on the shore. Oil has coated the base of the few mangrove trees growing near the Ferry Terminal. There is still sheen on the water.


Near the Ferry Terminal, the seawalls are cleaned of oil and the green grass is scarred from the oil clean up. Is there a better way to clean up oil without damaging areas above the water line?

In the area where few people go, about 1m of oil still stains the seawall. I could smell the oil before I saw it.

A boom is still tied across a small drain leading to the Creek.

This is how the boom across the drain is tied.

Used booms have been left discarded on the shore. Why are they not removed?

From the footbridge across the Creek, I could still see sheen in the low water.

Oil coats the base of large mangrove trees growing near the Ferry Terminal.

It is very low tide at Changi Creek and several people are harvesting marine life there. Is it safe to consume such wild caught marine life?

Today, Chay Hoon and I also surveyed these areas for oil spill impact

• Changi Creek mangroves
• Changi Beach at Carpark 1 and 2
• Changi seagrass meadows near Changi Point Ferry Terminal

Posts about the Johor Strait oil spill in Jan 2017

• How are Pasir Ris mangroves and seagrass meadows after the oil spill?
• Are we helping or harming when we 'clean' oiled mangroves?
• Oil spill at East Johor Strait: YOUR sightings
• Key happenings: Oil spill at East Johor Strait, Jan 2017
• Survey of oil spill spill impact on Ubin and mainland Singapore, 5 Jan 2017
• Oil spill near Pulau Ubin, 4 Jan 2017