Chronicles of Old Singapore | Winston Wong – SAFTI, Bomb Disposal, Naval Diving & Sentosa Part 2
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Welcome to Chronicles of Old Singapore. Winston Wong relates his days as a naval diver and his involvement in several major incidents in Singapore: an industrial blast, a hijacked plane and a hotel collapse. He also remembers his posting as a combat engineer to Pulau Blakang Mati at a time when it was primed to be a tourist resort. He talks about its friendly villagers, iconic buildings and rich heritage.
00:00 Naval Diving
08:08 The Spyros Explosion
11:18 The Vietnamese Hijackers
18:32 The Hotel New World Collapse
28:48 Combat Engineer Training on Pulau Blakang Mati
34:00 The Island’s Villagers
36:02 Sentosa as a Tourist Resort
42:47 Sentosa’s Heritage
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