Mr Wade Pearce, who founded the Singapore Marine Guide platform for the leisure marine and boating industry, called the incident “absolutely disastrous to the boating community”.
He said: “At present, everything in the water is dying or dead, (there is an) unbearable smell, fishing charters cancelling, boats deciding to leave the marina or not arrive.
“The potential long term impact is unknown until the chemical reports come back but every part of the boat should be inspected as the chemical may damage the engine, generator, aircon, water maker, paint, even the fibreglass.”
If the chemical is harmful, he estimated that thousands would need to be spent by owners whose boats are berthed in Raffles Marina.
Ms Sue Ye, founder of non-profit group Marine Steward, said members had alerted the group to the impact of the incident.
She said: “A lot of dead fish had floated to the surface after the incident. The pollution would affect wildlife in the area, including fish, turtles, other marine animals, as well as animals up the food chain.
“Fishing activities would be affected as well as anglers would likely avoid the polluted areas, where the fish may be sick.”
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