Lloyd's List, 13 Jul 2009, Marcus Hand
SINGAPORE’s outside port limits anchorages remain a favourite location for shipowners to idle their vessels, despite repeated warnings from the authorities over dangers to navigation.
The OPL anchorages lie to the west and the east of the southern boundaries of Singapore port waters in so-called “grey areas” that do not fall under the jurisdiction of Singapore, Malaysia or Indonesia.
Although industry sources said the number of vessels anchored OPL has reduced since earlier this year, it is estimated 150-200 ships remain anchored in the two areas.
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