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Kerala shipwreck: NGT asks shipping firm MSC to clarify hazardous cargo in sunken Liberia-flagged vessel
NGT order points out that there were chances of serious impact to marine and coastal environment affecting biodiversity and water quality as sunken ship was carrying hazardous materials such as calcium carbide, oil and other undisclosed items
Kerala has done all it can on shipwreck issue: Minister
Thiruvananthapuram, June 4 (SocialNews.XYZ) Kerala Fisheries Minister Saji Cherian on Wednesday said that the state government has taken all necessary steps following the MSC Elsa-3 shipwreck, which occurred 38 nautical miles off the coast near Thottappalli in Alappuzha district on May 24. The cargo vessel, carrying over 643 containers, capsized on May 24 and sank two days later. Speaking to IANS, Cherian said the primary responsibility for foll…
Cargo ship carrying ‘hazardous material’ capsizes off India coast
On the morning of May 25, a Liberian-flagged cargo ship, MSC ELSA 3, carrying roughly 640 declared containers, sank off the coast of Kerala state in southern India. Indian authorities rescued all 24 crew on board, but most of the containers remain untraced and their contents unknown, raising environmental concerns, reports contributor Navya PK for Mongabay India. MSC, the ship's operator and the world's biggest shipping company, is headquartered…
Thiruvananthapuram: The world's largest container ship, MSC Irina, will dock at Vizhinjam Port on Tuesday. The ship is expected to reach the berth at 5.30 pm on Tuesday. This is the first time that MSC Irina is arriving in South Asia. 24,346, World's Largest Container Ship, MSC Irina, to Dock at Vizhinjam Port
Kerala shipwreck: NGT asks shipping firm MSC to clarify hazardous cargo in sunken Liberia-flagged vessel - India Seatrade News
The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has stated that the Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC), which owned the Liberia-flagged container vessel MSC Elsa 3 that sank off the Kochi coast on May 25, 2025, was expected to clarify the contents of the hazardous cargo in the 13th of the 640 containers. An order dated May 27, 2025 issued by the Principal Bench of the tribunal in New Delhi pointed out that there were chances of serious impact to the marine …
Kerala Government to discuss financial package with the Shipping Company about Liberian ship wreckage
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM : A day after declaring the wreckage of MSC ELSA 3 off the Kerala coast a state disaster, the state government has taken steps to negotiate a financial package with the Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC), the owner of the sunken vessel. The government is seeking financial support for risk and damage assessments, management strategies, and remedial actions, including compensation. A seven-member committee has been formed, hea…
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