Kerala Govt to form rapid response teams to handle containers, oil spills from Liberia container ship that sunk off Kochi coast

Kerala Govt to form rapid response teams to handle containers, oil spills from Liberia container ship that sunk off Kochi coast

An aerial video of the possible oil spill from the sunk vessel. Photo: Special Arrangement The State government has put the nine coastal districts of Kerala on alert and decided to constitute rapid response teams (RRTs) given the high possibility of drifting containers and oil spill from the Liberia-flagged vessel, MSC Elsa 3 that had […]

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MoD confirms sinking of Liberian ship off Kochi coast with 640 containers, including 13 with hazardous cargo

MoD confirms sinking of Liberian ship off Kochi coast with 640 containers, including 13 with hazardous cargo

The 184-metre-long Liberia-flagged container vessel, MSC ELSA 3, that tilted approximately 38 nautical miles southwest of Kochi seen on May 24, 2025. Photo: Special Arrangement | Photo Credit: The Hindu The Ministry of Defence has on Sunday (May 25, 2025) noon officially confirmed the sinking of Liberian container ship ‘MSC ELSA 3’ off the Kochi […]

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