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Debris from the sunken cargo vessel affects the coast along 22 villages in Kanniyakumari district

Debris from the sunken cargo vessel affects the coast along 22 villages in Kanniyakumari district

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Ripple effect: A container that washed ashore at Vaniyakudi in Kanniyakumari district being recovered with the guidance of a three-member expert team from Gujarat. | Photo Credit: SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT A total of 22 coastal villages across the Killiyoor and Kalkulam taluks of Kanniyakumari district have been affected so far by the debris that washed ashore from the sunken Liberian-flagged cargo vessel, […]

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Debris from the sunken cargo vessel affects the coast along 22 villages in Kanniyakumari district

Kochi shipwreck: Debris from sunken cargo vessel affects 22 villages in Kanniyakumari

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Ripple effect: A container that washed ashore at Vaniyakudi in Kanniyakumari district being recovered with the guidance of a three-member expert team from Gujarat. | Photo Credit: SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT A total of 22 coastal villages across the Killiyoor and Kalkulam taluks of Kanniyakumari district have been affected so far by the debris that washed ashore from the sunken Liberian-flagged cargo vessel, […]

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Kochi shipwreck: CM Stalin holds review meeting on environmental impact along T.N. coast

Kochi shipwreck: CM Stalin holds review meeting on environmental impact along T.N. coast

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Chief Minister M.K. Stalin holds a review meeting with officials regarding the environmental impact of the Kochi shipwreck on the Tamil Nadu coast, at the Secretariat in Chennai on Friday. | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M.K. Stalin held a review meeting with officials at the State Secretariat on Friday (May 30, […]

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Kerala government declares Kochi shipwreck a State disaster 

Kerala government declares Kochi shipwreck a State disaster 

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Liberian-flagged container ship, MSC Elsa 3, sank 14.6 nautical miles southwest off the Kochi coast on May 24. | Photo Credit: PTI The Kerala government has declared the wreckage of the Liberian-flagged cargo ship, MSC ELSA-3, which sank 14.6 nautical miles off the coast of Kerala on May 24, a State-specific disaster.  Tinku Biswal, Principal Secretary […]

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Live | Kerala Shipwreck: analysing what’s the real risk?

Live | Kerala Shipwreck: analysing what’s the real risk?

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A cargo ship that capsized off the Kerala coast has triggered fears of a chemical and environmental disaster. Containers from the MSC Elsa 3, some carrying calcium carbide—a highly reactive and flammable chemical—have washed up on beaches in Kollam and Alappuzha. An oil spill has also been reported from the wreck site. As the state […]

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Kerala government declares Kochi shipwreck a State disaster 

Marine emergency response ship from Puducherry set to reach Kochi shipwreck site soon

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Liberian-flagged container ship, MSC Elsa 3, sank 38 km southwest off the Kochi coast on May 24. | Photo Credit: PTI Kerala Revenue Minister K. Rajan has said a marine emergency response ship from Puducherry has set course for the capsized Liberian-flagged container ship, MSC Elsa 3, which sank 38 km southwest off the Kochi […]

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