 The Singapore Cable Car cableway, photographed in 1999 | |
| Date | January 29, 1983 |
|---|---|
| Time | About 6 pm |
| Location | Between the Jardine Steps Station and the Sentosa Station, Singapore. |
| Cause | Oil rig (derrick) collision. |
| Casualties | |
| 7 deaths | |
At about 6 p.m. on 29 January 1983, the derrick of the Eniwetok, a Panamanian-registered oil rig, passed under the aerial ropeway of the Singapore Cable Car system and struck the cable that stretched over the waterway between the Jardine Steps Station and the Sentosa Station. As a result, two cabins plunged 55 metres (180 ft) into the sea, killing seven people. The oil rig was being towed away from Keppel Wharf when it became entangled in the cable and caused it to snap. It also left thirteen people trapped in four other cabins between Mount Faber and Sentosa. The disaster was the first involving death or injury since the cable car system opened in February 1975.