The KM Patriot Andalan, a Pertamina oil tanker, is seen as it sinks at Ternate port,
Indonesia Maluku Utara province July 31, 2013.
The oil tanker owned by Indonesias state oil and gas company, Pertamina, spilled around 5,400 tonnes of fuel into the Molucca Sea. The KM Patriot Andalan was carrying 7,000 tonnes of fuel from Papua. The KM Patriot Andalan was anchored in the depot when a huge wave threw the boat ashore, hitting a building and tearing a hole in the tanker. In the breach all the fuel transported by tanker spilled into the sea except for 600 tons of gasoline and diesel fuel which the workers managed to unload. None of the staff or the land staff suffered any injuries and Pertamina employees has been trying to contain the oil spread from spreading further and neutralize what has already spilled out. Pertamina with divers are working to repair damage to the ship and barges being readied to transfer whatever fuel remains aboard. Future Steps : 1. Make a better design of ships body for example is double hull. Doublehulling - build double hulls into vessels, which reduces the risk and severity of a spill in case of a collision or grounding. Existing single-hull vessels can also be rebuilt to have a double hull. A double hull is a ship hull design and construction method where the bottom and sides of the ship have two complete layers of watertight hull surface: one outer layer forming the normal hull of the ship, and a second inner hull which is some distance inboard, typically by a few feet, which forms a redundant barrier to seawater in case the outer hull is damaged and leaks. Phase out all single-hulled tankers ship of Pertamina. 2. Funded a research for developing ingenious solutions to rapidly detect and clean up oil spills. 3. Funded a research for making a safe, strong, sustainable, and efficient waterborne transport