Bengaluru: The Indian coast guard ran on Monday to contain an oil spill of a dangerous container ship that sank on the southern coast one day before, Kerala's state government said.
The MSC Elsa 3 with Liberia flag, listed as 184 meters [603-foot] Load ship, went down the Kerala coast on Sunday, with the 24 rescued crew members.
He had 640 containers, including 13 with dangerous load, 12 containing calcium carbide, a chemical used for fertilizer production and steel manufacturing. The container also contained about 370 tons of fuel and oil.
“The Coast Guard is taking measures to avoid the propagation of oil with two ships,” Kerala's government said in a statement.
“The work of spraying dust to destroy the oil is in progress using a more torn plane.”
The Indian Ministry of Defense said the ship sank “due to floods” to about 38 nautical miles southwest of Kochi, which generated concerns about the “sensitive marine ecosystem along the Kerala coast.”
The government has put the coastal areas on a maximum alert and warned people who do not touch or approach any container, some of whom have already been washed along the coast.
The ship sailed between the Indian ports of Vizhinjam and Kochi when he had problems on Saturday and issued a call of anguish.
