STOMPer Clifford was having his morning run at East Coast Park just now and spotted 2 cleaners clearing up the oil slick washed ashore the beach from a spill on Tuesday morning (May 25).
According to news reports, the oil spill on Tuesday morning was the result of a collision between an oil tanker and a bulk carrier. By late afternoon, the oil had spread from the SAF Yacht Club next to the Tanah Merah Ferry Terminal all the way to the chalets in East Coast Park. STOMP later received reports in the evening about the ugly sight and horrendous stench coming from East Coast beach.
In his email today (May 27), the STOMPer said:
"I was running at East Coast Park earlier today when I saw 2 cleaners doing damage control to clear the oil slick on the beach, outside the East Coast Park Sports Planet.
"The smell of the oil filled the air.
"Hopefully the smell will go off soon, best by this Saturday evening, because the route for the Adidas Sundown Ultra Marathon includes Changi and Fort Roads."
STOMPer david noticed the horrendous stench and environmental pollution from the oil slicks that had accumulated along East Coast beach as a result of Tuesday's oil spill.
He said:
"The whole beach is dirty and smelly.
"The environmental personnels are here, but they seem to be taking photos
"I think we need to clean up this beach. This image is bad for Singapore."
STOMPer Rustom, who lives in the East, also noticed the oil slicks and hopes that something can be done about the problem soon.
He says:
"This photo was shot at Bayshore, near my condominium.
"Even though oil spill occurred outside the Singapore border, I hope the government can bring the culprits to justice.
"It is such a pathetic sight".
STOMPer Wei Wei found this weird looking creature washed up on East Coast Beach.
In an email to STOMP today (Mar 7), the STOMPer says:
"This unidentified creature was found dead at East Coast Park near barbeque pit 17c.
"It looks like a snake with no eye."
STOMPer Poh claims that this tree, planted by Mr. Lee Kuan Yew, has been removed from its location at the East Coast Seafood Centre.
This STOMPer says:
"This tree at East Coast Seafood Centre was removed two days ago.
"Why was it removed?
"It was planted by Mr. Lee Kuan Yew in 1972 during the second Tree-planting Day.
"Could the National Parks Board please explain this?"
STOMPer Beachcomber shares some pictures he took at East Coast Park near the Bedok Jetty, including this one of a yellow and hairy caterpillar. 'The beauty of East Coast Park', he says.
Even nature is ergonomical. These tree trunks from various parks in Singapore show how they are designed to fit any occasion, from a romantic date to a leisure outing.
STOMPer Park Lover, the photographer of these photos, said:
"The first picture was taken at the Kallang Riverside Park. This coconut tree has a concave trunk and many courting couples like to sit here to watch the canoeists paddling by.
"The second picture was taken at the Ulu Pandan PCN and this tree has a convex trunk.
"The next two pictures were taken at the East Coast Park and the first tree has a lot of warts on its trunk (photo 3) and the second tree (photo 4) has low branches for people to sit and get some shade from the hot afternoon sun."
A STOMPer was in East Coast F2 car park yesterday (Aug 3) when he witnessed this monkey attempting to bite students.
Michael says:
"The monkey was running around near the toilets.
"It's very unusual to see a monkey in East Coast, it almost bit some students as they were exploring."
A STOMPer noticed this tree with branches lying at a strange angle and would like to share with the rest why that is so.
STOMPer Arborist says:
"These pictures were taken at the East Coast Park.
"This tree called the Sea Hibiscus (Hibiscus tiliaceus) has branches that are very long and the stem gets tired after some time.
"So the stem has to take a rest and then re-grow at an angle, and so you see only an angled branch of a tree.
"The tree bears flowers with yellow petals which in the afternoon fade to a dull orange colour with a maroon eye.
"The capsules are spherical topped by the persistent sepals.
"This tree is found in beaches and mangrove swamps."
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While at East Coast Park for a relaxing swim, STOMPer Swimmer was appalled by the dirt and pollution op the beach and in the air.
Not only was the shore covered in litter left behind by visitors, the air was also polluted by nearby ships.
In an email, STOMPer Swimmer says:
"These pictures were taken at East Coast Park last week.
"When I visited the beach, I was shocked to see the filth left behind at low tide.
"The beach was strewn with bottles, plastic bags, cigarette boxes and also flotsam and jetsam washed ashore by the tide.
"I was also able to see the black smoke being emitted for hours from the funnels of the ships anchored not far from the shore.
"This caused serious air pollution and might affect the health of those residents in the HDB estates as they are exposed to such polluted air throughout the day.
"I hope NParks can keep this beach clean for swimmers and picnickers and NEA can punish those ships which foul up our clean air and dirty our shores."
A STOMPer visited Bedok Jetty last week and learnt from an angler that music attracts fish to the bait.
Fisherman told STOMP today (Jul 9):
"These pictures were taken at the Bedok Jetty near the East Coast Park.
"Everyday hordes of anglers make their way to this jetty to enjoy the thrill of fishing from a pier.
"They come on foot, bicycles or motorbikes.
"The squid that was caught and kept in a polystyrene box.
"Last week I visited Bedok Jetty and found that anglers come here everyday of the week.
"They came with their fishing gear, hooks, baits and even stools and canvas to keep out the sun.
"One angler told me he was there for two days and he had a good catch including eels, crabs, squids and some ikan chermin.
"He liked the jetty as it is close to the public toilets and food centre.
"He also brought along his radio and DVD player as he believes that music somehow attracts fish to his line and he was glad he had a good catch for two days."
They had fun on a Friday night at East Coast Park, but look at this terrible mess left behind.
STOMPer Vera, who took these photos, said:
"I guess if there's one thing Singaporeans must learn, it's where, how and why they MUST throw their thrash in the bins.
"This was taken at East coast park on a Friday night -- after a fantastic BBQ or outing, they left a FANTASTIC mess!"
