▁Over all , ▁the ▁entire ▁rescue ▁mission ▁took ▁three ▁and ▁a ▁half ▁hours ▁in ▁darkness ▁and ▁high ▁wind ▁conditions . ▁ ▁After math ▁A ▁Commission ▁of ▁In qu iry ▁was ▁appointed ▁by ▁the ▁President ▁of ▁the ▁Republic ▁of ▁Singapore ▁on ▁ 5 ▁February ▁ 1 9 8 3 ▁into ▁the ▁dis aster . ▁The ▁Commission ▁conducted ▁the ▁In qu iry ▁in ▁public ▁for ▁ 5 5 ▁days ▁from ▁ 2 3 ▁May ▁to ▁ 1 2 ▁August ▁ 1 9 8 3 ▁and ▁submitted ▁its ▁report ▁on ▁ 3 0 ▁December ▁ 1 9 8 3 . ▁The ▁report ▁bl amed ▁the ▁collision ▁on ▁the ▁neg lig ence ▁of ▁several ▁parties , ▁including ▁the ▁master , ▁chief ▁officer , ▁and ▁pilot ▁of ▁the ▁En iw et ok . ▁The ▁Port ▁of ▁Singapore ▁Author ity , ▁the ▁ship yard ▁and ▁the ▁oil ▁rig ' s ▁operators ▁were ▁also ▁c ited . ▁The ▁Commission ▁made ▁recommend ations ▁for ▁appropriate ▁safety ▁measures ▁to ▁be ▁taken ▁to ▁prevent ▁a ▁similar ▁occurrence ▁in ▁the ▁future . ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁Caval ese ▁cable ▁car ▁dis aster ▁( 1 9 7 6 ) ▁Caval ese ▁cable ▁car ▁dis aster ▁( 1 9 9 8 ) ▁ 1 9 9 0 ▁T bil isi ▁aer ial ▁tram way ▁accident ▁Saint - Ét ienne - en - D é vol uy ▁cable ▁car ▁dis aster ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁ 1 9 8 3 ▁- ▁C able ▁Car ▁T rag edy ▁- ▁from ▁the ▁website ▁of ▁the ▁Ministry ▁of ▁Def ence