[ad_1] The foreign technicians and divers who arrived at Kollam Port to assist in containing and extracting oil and other hazardous materials from the MSC Elsa 3. Photo: Special Arrangement Over two-and-a-half months after the capsize of the Liberian-flagged container ship MSC Elsa off the coast of Kerala, foreign technicians and divers have arrived at […]
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[ad_1] The nearly three-decade-old ship carrying more than 640 containers sank off the coast of Kerala on May 25 | Photo Credit: PTI Though the sinking of the container ship MSC Elsa 3 off the Kerala coast sparked significant environmental concerns, including potential oil spills and the spread of hazardous chemicals, the Kerala government is […]
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[ad_1] 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 […]
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[ad_1] 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 […]
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