MV Waily
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MV Waily is a Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
-flagged bulk carrier
owned by Treasure Marine Ltd. The vessel was involved in a collision with the Malaysian-flagged oil tanker
MT Bunga Kelana 3
on 25 May 2010 in the Singapore Strait
that caused a release of 2,000 tonnes of crude oil.
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines is an island country in the Lesser Antilles chain, namely in the southern portion of the Windward Islands, which lie at the southern end of the eastern border of the Caribbean Sea where the latter meets the Atlantic Ocean....
-flagged bulk carrier
Bulk carrier
A bulk carrier, bulk freighter, or bulker is a merchant ship specially designed to transport unpackaged bulk cargo, such as grains, coal, ore, and cement in its cargo holds. Since the first specialized bulk carrier was built in 1852, economic forces have fueled the development of these ships,...
owned by Treasure Marine Ltd. The vessel was involved in a collision with the Malaysian-flagged oil tanker
Oil tanker
An oil tanker, also known as a petroleum tanker, is a merchant ship designed for the bulk transport of oil. There are two basic types of oil tankers: the crude tanker and the product tanker. Crude tankers move large quantities of unrefined crude oil from its point of extraction to refineries...
MT Bunga Kelana 3
MT Bunga Kelana 3
MT Bunga Kelana 3 is an Aframax tanker built in 1998, owned and operated by AET Tanker Holdings, a subsidiary of Malaysian International Shipping Corporation to transport crude oil from Bintulu, Sarawak.-2010 accident and oil spill :...
on 25 May 2010 in the Singapore Strait
Singapore Strait
The Singapore Strait is a 105-kilometer long, 16-kilometer wide strait between the Strait of Malacca in the west and the South China Sea in the east. Singapore is on the north of the channel and the Riau Islands are on the south...
that caused a release of 2,000 tonnes of crude oil.