| By Mavis Toh | ||
 |  | Stulang, Johor, as seen from the coastline off Admiralty Road West. A Malaysian newspaper has reported that Mas Selamat had swum more than 1km to Stulang. -- ST PHOTO: MUGILAN RAJASEGERAN |
That is a question that has gripped Singaporeans' imagination since news of his capture broke on Friday.
| Not tough to swim over to Stulang STULANG in Johor Baru is so close to Singapore that one can read the word 'Senoko' painted on a chimney of the power plant sited on this side of the Causeway. When The Sunday Times visited Stulang on Sunday, we found people swimming and picnicking on the rocky, algae-covered shore.  Spots Mas Selamat likely set off from  Jalan Bahtera The first thing you see at the end of Jalan Bahtera near Lim Chu Kang is a wire fence lining the shores of the Johor Strait. But walk 10m into the vegetated area that fringes the water and the razor-sharp fence stops. Go a bit deeper and the swampy land opens up to clear waters. |
The police have said that Singapore's sea border is porous with 'multiple landing spots'. Secluded spots include Sarimbun Ramp, Lim Chu Kang, Kranji, Admiralty Road West and Senoko.
Since the Mas Selamat escape, the security ring thrown around the island has thickened, with more metal fences put up and police officers on patrol. 'Vulnerable' coastal landing spots have also been closely watched.
The Sunday Times on Saturday visited four spots to check how probable it was that Mas Selamat had swum to Johor from those areas. With us was a former president of the Singapore Nautical Institute, who declined to be named. The maritime expert analysed the water conditions of the four spots and the dangers and challenges of swimming across to Johor.
Some of the areas were partly fenced up with concertina wire. But there were spots a desperate person could enter in order to make his frantic dash across.
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