Changi Beach one month after the oil spill

One month after the 300-tonne oil spill in the East Johor Strait, signs of the oil spill remains at Changi Beach near Carpark 3.

Things seem unchanged if not worse, compared to our last oil spill impact survey in Jan 2017, about two weeks after the oil spill. Attempts to deal with oiled stakes appear to have resulted in more debris on the shore.


There is a series of stakes and 'bags' near Carpark 2 all the way to Carpark 4. They appear to be some effort at erosion control.

This is what I saw here one day after the oil spill happened.

Today, one month after the oil spill, the oiled stakes are still there.

And the oiled snails are also still there...sigh. They are oiled and still alive. ONE MONTH after the oil spill...I apologised to them on behalf of humans.

Some stakes without oil appear to have been placed among oiled stakes.

Some parts of this set up seems to be breaking down. With missing 'bags' and erosion happening behind the stakes.

Fabrics used for the 'bags'?

There is a big pile of fabrics near the stakes that look similar to the 'bags'. Dumped here?

Today, Debby Ng of the Hantu Bloggers and I surveyed these Changi shores for oil spill impact

• Changi Creek near Changi Point Ferry Terminal
• Changi Creek mangroves
• Changi seagrass meadows near Changi Point Ferry Terminal

See also Debby's post on the Hantu Blog.

Posts about the Jan 2017 Johor Strait oil spill

• Round Ubin survey for oil spill impact and long-term monitoring
• Changi Creek and Sungei Ubin after the oil spill
• Oil spill at East Johor Strait: YOUR sightings part 2
• Changi Creek
• Changi Creek mangroves
• Changi Beach at Carpark 1 and 2
• Changi seagrass meadows near Changi Point Ferry Terminal
• 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