Container ship sinks off India's south coast with hazardous cargo

Ship carrying 640 containers, including hazardous cargo, sinks off India’s Kerala coast

NEW DELHI, May 25 — A container vessel carrying hundreds of cargo boxes and hazardous chemicals sank off south India on Sunday morning after efforts to salvage it failed. All 24 crew members of the Liberia-flagged MSC ELSA 3 were rescued by the Indian Coast Guard (ICG) and the navy. The 184-metre-long ship was en route to Kochi from Vizhinjam port. It began tilting on Saturday about 38 nautical miles southwest of Kochi. Coast guard patrol ships …

The vessel, whose 24 crew members were rescued, carried 640 containers, 13 of which contained dangerous goods, according to the Indian Ministry of Defence.

Crew rescued as container ship sinks off India’s south coast with hazardous cargo

A Liberian-flagged container ship with hazardous cargo has sunk off the coast of Kerala in India’s south, the navy said on Sunday after rescuing all 24 crew members safely. India’s navy said the MSC ELSA 3, listed as a 184-metre-long freight ship, which was sailing from the Indian port of Vizhinjam to Kochi, ran into trouble on Saturday and issued a distress call. Navy aircraft scrambled to the area and spotted two life rafts, with the container…

Container vessel carrying ‘hazardous cargo’ sinks off Kerala coast, alert issued in state

All 24 crew members on board the vessel were rescued, the Indian Coast Guard said.

Container ship sinks off India’s south coast with hazardous cargo; crew rescued

The vessel went down with 640 containers, of which 13 contained hazardous material. Read more at straitstimes.com.

A container ship carrying dangerous cargo has sunk off the coast of the Indian state of Kerala, Indian authorities said, adding that all 24 people on board were rescued.