BENGALURU: India\u2019s coastguard raced on Monday to contain an oil spill from a container ship with hazardous cargo that sank off the southern coast a day earlier, Kerala\u2019s state government said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Liberian-flagged MSC ELSA 3, listed as a 184-metre [603-foot] freight ship, went down off the coast of Kerala on Sunday, with all 24 crew members rescued.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
It was carrying 640 containers \u2014 including 13 with hazardous cargo, 12 containing calcium carbide, a chemical used for fertiliser production and steelmaking. The vessel also contained some 370 tonnes of fuel and oil.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
“The Coast Guard is taking action to prevent the spread of oil using two ships,” Kerala\u2019s government said in a statement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
“The work of spraying dust to destroy the oil is in progress using a Dornier aircraft”.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
India\u2019s defence ministry said the ship sank “due to flooding” some 38 nautical miles southwest of Kochi, raising concerns for the “sensitive marine ecosystem along Kerala\u2019s coast”.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The government has put coastal areas on high alert and warned people not to touch or approach any containers \u2014 some of which have already washed up along the coast.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The ship was sailing between the Indian ports of Vizhinjam and Kochi when it ran into trouble on Saturday and issued a distress call.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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