General Director of Shyama Jagannathan’s Shipment, Naval Advisor to India Capt. Abul Kalam Azad, the main inspector of the General Directorate for Transport Ajith Sukumaran and MMD-Kochi main officer answers media questions from the media coast on Sunday. | Photo Credit: RK Nithin
The preliminary findings of the probe to sink the MSC MSC Elsa 3 container on the Kerala coast with 640 containers on board point to technical failures in the ballast water management, which in turn said that the ship leans more than 20 degrees and sink.
Among the officials were CEO of Shyam Jagannathan; Naval advisor to the Indian government CAPT. Abul Kalam AZAD, chief inspector of the General Directorate for Transport Ajith Sukumaran and the main official of MMD Kochi J. Senthil Kumar.
Mr. Jagannathan said that none of the 50 containers that were washed on the shore along the 120 km coast of Alappuzha, Kollam and Thiruvananthapuram had no dangerous cargo such as calcium carbide in the last few days. Most containers were empty while the others had cotton and plastic pellets. Containers will be obtained in two days and destroyed.
“No sabotage”
The main focus now focuses on the restoration of oil and other pollutants from the blood vessel, followed by containers, which are said to have cargo as ethylene polymers. The owner of the MSC has been involved in global companies with expertise in acquiring such a load, while a specialized team for response to the leakage of the Indian coastline oil has been deployed to prevent damage to sea resources. There are internationally binding standards that settle insurance demands and compensate for fishermen from the coast for loss of living, he said, adding that Prima facie is not a suspicion of sabotage.
Sukumaran, which described the sinking as the largest along the Indian coast, said that the preliminary conclusion pointed to mechanical failure in the HALAST water management, which is a security measure that is taken on all ships to overcome the effect of rolling and pitching at sea and subsequent loss of power. This could be due to the valve failure for the pre -line management.
Old ships
On several ship companies that deploy old vessels in Indian ports (a sunk ship was 28 years old), he said that many parties were concerned about this matter. In this respect, steps to revise safety and other standards were taking place.
Officials stated that although international maritime organizations (IMO) did not issue any age -related standards, there were concerns about the operational efficiency of older vessels.
Mr. Azad explained how a team of rescue specialists, nautical architects, chemists, leak specialists and divers was deployed to save vessels and containers and contain the effects of oil leakage and pollution. A total of four tugs were mobilized. The delay officially declared the content of 13 containers with a “dangerous” cargo that the owner of the ship said that they contained “rubber chemicals” that were not gambling.
While five of them were aboard the ship, eight were secured in the “freight of cargo”. According to the plan, oil leaks can be cleaned near the sink until 3 July. The ship carried 367 tons of very low sulfur oil oil and 84 tons of sea diesel fuel.
Published – May 28, 2025 22:25 is
