Aviation video about possible oil leakage from a sunken container. Photo: Special arrangement
The state government gave nine coastal districts of Kerala on the emergency room and decided to introduce the RRT reactions (RRT) teams due to the high possibility of carrying containers and oil leakage from the vessel with Liberia, MSC Elsa 3, which overturned in the Arab Sea and washed on the shore.
RRTS will be deployed in all coastal districts for safely removing containers and oil views, the state government said after a high -level meeting convened by the main secretary A. Jayathilak in Thiruvananthapurama. The meeting was approved by a set of measures to solve unforeseen events.
Two RRTs are deployed in Thrissur and the southern coastal districts under the supervision of the factory and boilers. One RRT will be deployed in the northern coastal districts. RRT will be equipped with an excavator and cranes to handle cargo. The Control Board for Control of Ceral Pollution will lead two RRT in Thrissur and in the southern coastal districts and one rrt each in the northern to handle an oil -angle from the ship.
It is estimated that containers are more likely to wash the shore in Alappuzha, Kollam, Ernakula and Thiruvananthapuram.
The District Offices for Disaster Management, Police and other departments were ordered to provide all RRT support.
The Coast Guard, the Navy and the port department were ordered to deploy boom and skimmers for the content and elimination of any oil leaks approaching the coast of Kerala. The priority is due to the public and the environment and the protection of the sector of fishing, the government said.
The government also issued instructions to local bodies to ensure that the public maintains a safe distance from containers or suspicious objects that hover ashore. The public was asked to maintain a distance of at least 200 meters from these items and also called an emergency number 112 to alert the authorities. Fishing was forbidden to 20 naval miles from a sunken ship. Fishermen were also asked to call 112 to observe containers.
According to the state government, the ship sank 14.6 naval miles from Kerala. It is estimated that approximately 100 containers fell from the container. The ship also escaped, the government said.
Published – May 25, 2025 03:56
