This port was founded to compete with Dutch-held Malacca by Sir Stamford Raffles.
The worst disaster to ever occur in this port came in 1978, when the Greek tanker Spyros exploded while docked at this port. This port can be defended from the air via the Tengah Air Base, and in 1961 this city was devastated by the so-called "squatter fire", a result of the highly flammable shelters that this port's homeless population used. Early in its history, this port was embroiled in a scandal over government sponsorship of gambling, which resulted in the dismissal of its second governor, Major Farquhar. Tengku Hussein, the Sultan of Johor, ceded the land on which this port was built. This port was founded to compete with Dutch-held Malacca by Sir Stamford Raffles. For ten points, name this independent city-state at the tip of the Malay Peninsula.
The worst disaster to ever occur in this port came in 1978, when the Greek tanker Spyros exploded while docked at this port.
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