The Liberian cargo ship sunk Kochi, Major Oil Leck triggers the state warning | Kochi News

Kochi: Liberian cargo ship MSC ELSA 3 with 643 containers, including 13 with dangerous freight, capsized in the sea early Sunday. The incident led to a large oil leak and the state government has heard a nationwide warning.The ship dropped about 14.6 nautical miles from ThottapAlyy Harbor at 7.50 a.m. Previously, the naval ship in Sujatha saved the three high -ranking crew members – captain, chief engineer and second engineer – who stayed on board overnight to help with the rescue of the company. The Indian coast guard used to save 21 crew members.The ICG said that it monitored the situation carefully and was completely ready to react to an emergency. It received information on the emergency conditions on board MSC ELSA 3, about 38 nautical miles from Kochi, on Saturday around 1:25 p.m. The shipping company, which could not set up communication with the ship, called for support to ensure the security of the crew members. The reason for the list still has to be determined.A meeting under the chair of Secretary General Jayathilak confirmed a significant oil leak from the ship and issued a nationwide warning. An official note after the meeting said that the leaked fuel was drifting at a speed of about three kilometers per hour and was serious environmental and navigation threats.“A Dornier aircraft was used to dispers the oil. The general director of the coast guard, which heads the National Oil Spill Disaster Contingency Plan, is directly supervised,” said it.All local self -speeds on the coast were asked to warn the public, not approach or approach unusual objects or containers that wash on land. People are recommended to maintain a distance of at least 200 meters and report such sightings of emergency number 112, the note says.“It was recommended to the fishermen not to venture into the sea for security reasons, and the fishing activities are strictly prohibited within a radius of 20-nautical miles,” it said.The 184 -meter -long container ship sailed on May 23 on May 23 to Kochi from the port of Vizhinjam near Thiruvananthapuram with a planned entry on Saturday. On the way to Kochi it developed an important list on the taxboard side. In addition to the ICG Dornier aircraft and the Arnvesh ship, two merchant ships nearby, MV Han Yi and MSC Silver 2, also took part in the rescue. The Operation joined the Sujata on Sunday.Apart from the leading officers, the crew included 20 Philippines. In a customs declaration, 73 of the sunken containers were empty, while some calcium carbide wore, a chemical that reacts violently with water to release high -flame -based acetylene gas. The ship had 84.44 mt diesel in its tanks and 367.1 mt oven.