Mumbai, 26 May (PTI) The General Directorate of Transport was ordered to follow the situation resulting from the overturning and sinking of the Liberian cargo ship on the coast of Kerala, each two hours.
Sonowal, who is the Minister of Ports, Transport and Waterway, said that all steps were taken mainly to protect coastal life, spoke with reporters after participating in the 36th Foundation.
Liberian ship costs, which sailed between the ports of Vishinjam and Kochi, rolled on Sunday and sank in the sea off the coast of Kerala, leading to a significant leakage of oil. However, all crew members were rescued by the Indian Coast Guard and a naval ship.
According to official sources, the ship had a total of 643 containers on board, of which 73 were empty and 13 carries dangerous and dangerous goods, including calcium carbide – chemicals that forcibly react with water to release highly flammable acetylene gas.
“In this respect, we have already directed our DG delivery to monitor it (situation) every two hours. It sits with the agencies concerned, especially with the Indian Coast Guard, the Indian Navy, and everyone else, such as the government of Kerala, the state and national administration.
In particular, the minister was taken to protect coastal life and the environment and added: “These are two important areas that take care of”.
The authorities said on Monday that containers from the Liberian cargo ship began to wash ashore, which made the authorities urgently urgent to keep them away.
They said that some containers were found along the Southern Kollam coast and coastal districts.
Following the sinking of the ship, the main minister Pinarayi Vijayan convened a high level to assess the situation.
Counseling was issued that urged the coastal residents and fishermen to remain vigilant. The cargo ship overturned and sank on Sunday, leading to a significant leakage of oil.
The escape caused a nationwide warning because the fuel is carried at a speed of about three kilometers per hour and could soon affect the environmentally sensitive Kerala coast.
According to the Indian Coast Guard (ICG), the sunk boat in its tanks had 84.44 metric tons of diesel and 367.1 metric tons of furnaces.
Some containers carry hazardous substances such as calcium carbide, chemicals that react with seawater to release highly flammable acetylene gas, officials said.
Meanwhile, a higher DGS official expressed hope that with the deployment of two specialized capital vessels for response to oil leakage, oil leakage should be able to reduce oil leakage.
“As far as the incident is concerned, three specific aspects have been addressed. One of them is the containers that have achieved, they must be sequential and must be addressed appropriately to ensure that the coasts, the coastal flows that are these containers,” the official said.
He said that in the tug of the ship they are also going to give a bunker that needs to be extracted and then you need to rescue.
“Unfortunately, the weather is not favorable and we have to work against these restrictions,” he said.
“We do coordinated, three -hour planning. The coast patrol has limited the entire naval vessel and it was the first priority. Then they deployed vessels, especially for response to oil leakage, and basically we now have two official vessels,” said two officials.
The main oil is diesel that floats. An oil scattering collector is required. He’s deployed. Otherwise, this is not possible because of the spread in terms of the area, he said, adding: “I think it should not be worried. Moreover, if the weather opens a little positive, we should have natural evaporation of 20 to 25 percent.
The official also stated that the only problem is that DG transport still has to obtain a recovery plan from a salvage party.
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