Irish Singer Posted Misleading Info About S’pore Coronavirus; S’pore’s Port Authority Has Responded

Covid-19 is no joking matter, and nobody dares to touch the topic with a ten-foot pole, especially since emotions are running high.

Unfortunately, one singer didn’t get the memo and decided to make his opinion known online.

Singer Says Ships Not Allowed To Enter S’pore Due To Covid-19

Even if you’ve never heard of his name, you’d have heard of this Irish singer’s song, When You Say Nothing At All.

Just recently, he snapped a photo of ships off the coast of Singapore and posted it on Twitter.

His caption: A snap shot of some of the Tankers held in Singapore not allowed to dock because of the virus.

He might’ve thought that this could’ve been acceptable since Singapore currently has the third-highest Covid-19 cases in the Western Pacific Region

Cue Immediate Backlash

If he had taken a snapshot of people giving away free stuff to healthcare workers instead, he would’ve emerged from the incident just fine.

But he didn’t.

Social media users immediately took to the internet to correct his opinion, calling his post “misleading”.

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Singapore is the second-busiest port in the world and it’s not strange to see ships docking at specific areas around Singapore waiting their turn to enter.

Even Singapore’s Maritime Port Authority Responded

Ronan Keating’s post has more than 7,000 likes and it has the chance to become #fakenews, so MPA decided to do him a favour and cut him off before the situation goes FUBAR.

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We are glad that @rokeating caught a glimpse of the busy Port of Singapore. Every 2-3 minutes, a ship arrives or leaves Singapore. At any one time, there are about 1,000 ships in the Port! To date, no cargo vessel has been turned away due to the COVID-19 outbreak. We have taken enhanced precautions while ships continue to berth at our port. We are working round-the-clock to ensure that it is business as usual at #MaritimeSG. #MPA #WeCouldntSayNothingAtAll

A post shared by MPA Singapore (@maritime_sg) on Mar 2, 2020 at 2:18am PST

They responded to Ronan Keating’s post on Instagram, saying that no “cargo vessels have been turned away due to Covid-19”.

They added that Singapore’s port has ships arriving and leaving “every two to three minutes”.

That and only 1,000 ships can be allowed into the port at any given time.

Then, they ended off the post with a one-liner zing:

“#WeCouldntSayNothing AtAll”. #SorryNotSorry

Ronan Keating Removed Post & Apologises

Having a Singapore authority come after you is incredibly stressful, as States Times Review can tell you.

Following MPA’s passive-aggressive post, Ronan Keating immediately removed his post and posted an apology on his Instagram account.

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I recently posted this pic after being told by a local in Singapore that the reason they were all parked up was due to the Virus. I have been recently informed that this is not true and that this is how the harbour always looks. I apologise if I offended anyone in my post you all know I would never purposefully do that. To all you haters out there, get on with your short life. I went to Singapore and did a gig when others were cancelling and the same in Jakarta. I feel very blessed to be able to do what I do. Peace and love to all and wash your hands 😘

A post shared by Ronan Keating (@rokeating) on Mar 3, 2020 at 6:24am PST

He claimed that a local told him about it and said that he is “sorry” if he has “offended anyone” in his post.

In addition, he lashed out at haters, telling them to “get on with your short life”.

He added that while others were cancelling their schedules, he had continued his gig in Singapore and Jakarta.

The cool-as-cucumber dude even ended off his apology with a public health message: Wash your hands.

Indeed a veteran in the entertainment industry, don’t you think?

But let’s all take this as a lesson to be learnt: In Singapore, you can have your opinions but the moment it’s factually wrong? The powers-that-be will come down hard on you.

饭可以乱吃，话不可以乱讲 (You can anyhowly eat but you cannot anyhowly say things.)