In this photograph released by the Indian Coast Guard, Liberia caused by MSC Elsa 3, a container ship bearing a dangerous cargo, sinking from the Indian south coast in the Arab Sea on May 25, 2025.
The General Directorate for Transport (DGS) said on Wednesday that, due to the prevailing maximum monsoon conditions and related operating risks, it will take more time to extract oil from the Liberian boat, which sank the Keraral coast last month.
DGS said that the current weather conditions provide only a “narrow and fragmented working window”, which is unsuitable for “stable and safe” oil mining efforts. “Another delay would provide a more reliable window to safely perform hot knocks and recovery of the oil,” he said.
He also stated that the Nand Saarthi container – from where the saturation of saturation for oil mining was to be carried out – remains in the port of Kochi due to the prevailing unfavorable marine conditions. “After improving the weather, it will sail to the wreck. The NAND Saarthi oil device is to be converted to Canara Megh for the next phase. All accessories and gases remain available for deployment as soon as the new supplier takes over,” DGS said.
He also stated that the Seacac III container, from which the divers tried to involve oil leaks in a forfeited ship, was demobilized and advanced to the bomb because all the leaks were involved.
The Indian Coast Guard (ICG) carried out air fighting using Dornier aircraft equipped with pollution monitoring systems (PSS) to look for any oil angles, DGS said.
“No oil angles were observed about 60 naval miles from the wreck. Further combat fighting is planned to continue watching the situation,” he added. In addition, satellite images from the International Federation of Tanker Owners (ITOPF) are expected to confirm whether there are any coastal and offshore oil traces.
Therefore, there are currently rescue operations in the standby/care phase until the new supplier takes over, he said.
As regards cleaning operations, DGS said that the manipulation and disposal of plastics that hovered on the banks of the ship remains a problem. “The customs authorities asked for the treatment of the nutredles as a linked cargo. Approximately 65-75 tons are now deposited on the side of the coast and are waiting for the final decision to dispose of liquidation,” DGS said.
Published – June 18, 2025 21:47
