According to the spokesman for the Indian Navy, 184-meter freight ship under the flag Liberii He sailed from Vizhinjam to Kochi, from where he was to take a course to Tuticorini, near the northern banks of Sri Lanka.
On Saturday, with the arrival of Monsunu A powerful storm, as a result of which sThe tat has lost control and heavily tilted is currently flabing Kerala coast. The Indian coast guard started to help the crew.
Threat off the coast of India. Containers with a dangerous substance drift on the sea
All 24 crew members We managed to transport it safely ashoreof which 21 was saved by the Indian coast guard. Another three people were undertaken by the Indian Navy.
The threat, however, is the load transported by the ship, which fell into the water and currently drifts after Arabian sea. There were 640 containers on board, including 13 hazardous i 12 z Calcium carbide.
“In addition, the ship had in its tanks 84.44 tons of metric diesel and 367.1 tons of metric heating oil” – informs the Indian coastal guard, which issued warning before the potential terrain in the Kerala area.
The local police began to broadcast messages through speakersobserving the inhabitants so that they remain vigilant and not approach unidentified objects that can drift ashore.
Alarm in the Arabian Sea. A dangerous load can be thrown ashore
The Indian Navy has announced that containers can drift at approximate speed one kilometer per hour.
– the greatest risk of throwing them ashore applies to coastal areas Ernakulam I AAPPUZHA – said SDMA secretary, Shekhar Kuriakose.
In response to a notification about the tilting of a freight ship Incois He immediately launched his search and rescue support tool (Sarat), aimed at location of drifting containers.
At the same time, a possible trajectory was also carried out leakage harmful to the environment of sea gasoline. Thanks to these forecasts, it is possible to determine the direction and range of the potential spread of pollution, which allows for more effective planning of preventive activities and purification actions.
Source: “The Indian Express”