Coast guard khan high alert te ase vessel hazardous cargo lokot dupa pichideh

Kochi, 25 May 2025: Indian Coast Guard (ICG) khan high alert te ase pollution response karne container vessel MSC ELSA 3 toh dupi kina Kochi laka coast te Sunday din morning te. Sop 24 crew members abroad Liberian-flagged ship te safely bachai dishey. Tadeh 21 toh ICG ships pra uthai shey aro 3 ke toh Indian Navy’s INS Sujata pra. Vessel toh 640 container bhukhi thaki shey 13 toh hazardous cargo classified hoi kina aro 12 container toh calcium carbide thaki kina. Tadeh 84.44 metric tonnes diesel b thaki shey aro 367.1 metric tonnes furnace oil onboard. Etu khan marine pollution laka significant risk pose kuri ase.  ICG khan surveillance toh intensified kuri shey aro pllution response measures khan deploy kuri ase Kerala coast laka. Aircraft equipped oil spill mapping technology lokot khan echa jaka toh monitor kuri ase. Echa tak, eku oil spill toh detect hwa nai. ICG khan echa b standby te ase kila environment impact ke respond kuribo leh nahoi leh kila spill ke hoileh b kun toh accident karne hubo pareh. Incident toh Saturday din te hoishey kicha distress communication paishey Maritime Rescue Sub-Centre (MRSC) khan pra Kochi te. 184-metre-lamba vessel, Vizhinjam pra Kochi te jai thaki shey, 24 degree starboard list developed kuri shey approximately 38 nautical miles dur coast pra, capsize hubo leh risk te hali dishey. Accident toh kileh hoishey echa b najaneh. Distress toh call toh pai kina, ICG khan Dornier aircraft phatai shey aerial reconnaissance nimite aro rescue support karne. Aircraft pra liferafts dikhi shey pani te crew members lokot aro additional rafts phatai shey evacuation toh aid kuribo leh. ICG ships aro duita merchant vessel, MV Han Yi aro MSC Silver 2, divert kuri shey assist kuribo leh global Search aro Rescue (SAR) protocols under te.