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In this photo made available by The Straits Times on May 25, 2010, shows a 10-metre (33-foot) gash on the port side of a Malaysian-registered tanker MT Bunga Kelana 3 after colliding before dawn at east coast of Singapore with the MV Waily, a bulk carrier registered in St Vincent and the Grenadines.Emergency teams scrambled to contain thousands of tonnes of crude oil that spilled into waters near one of the world's busiest ports May 25, after two ships collided in the Singapore Strait.Singapore's Maritime and Port Authority (MPA) said in its latest update that 5,000 tonnes of crude had leaked from the Malaysian-registered tanker MT Bunga Kelana 3, double its estimate just a few hours earlier. RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE AFP PHOTO/AZIZ HUSSIN/STRAITS TIMES (Photo credit should read AZIZ HUSSIN/AFP/Getty Images) |