Volunteers who clean plastic sculpture, which was washed ashore in Kovallam in Thiruvananthapuram 16 June. Small plastic pellets, which were part of MSC Elsa 3, were found in large numbers across the coast of Kerala. | Photo Credit: Nirmal Harindran
Although the Kerala High Court asked the Mediterranean shipping company (MSC) to provide a cost of 1,227.62 GBP to obtain the release of its arrested vessel, the amount cannot be interpreted as a compensation to the government for damage caused by the sinking of MSC Elsa 3 Ship.
According to legal experts, when the sister ship MSC Elsa 3, anchored in Vishinjam International Saiport, was conditionally arrested on July 7, 2025, the opponent was imposed to impose an action of 9,531 crore.
However, MSC’s opponents did not save the Crore 9 531 GBP as looking for a Kerala in an admirality suit, nor a furnished safety for it and the arrested ship was found in the port of Vishinjam.
With the latest court order, MSC can ensure the release of its arrested vessel by storing 1,227,62 Crore at the High Court, or until the opponent of the court is provided for the assurance for that amount.
A Hindu expert on Hindus VJ Mathew said it was illogical to think that the opponent would pay a revised amount of security to get their arrested vessel worth 30 crore.
The transport giant claimed that their responsibility was at only 132 GBP Crore, although the state government demanded a stunning Crore 9,531 GBP in compensation for environmental damage caused by a ship, along with extensive marine and coastal pollution and loss of living. The case would be further induced because the opponent is most likely to question the order on the division’s bench and later in the sum of the peak, Mathew said.
Moreover, the state has not submitted any riveting evidence to prove the long -term impact of the ship and environmental damage.
Members of the fishing community with support from the Greenpeace India Stage Volunteers Protest outside the Kerala Secretariat on September 16 and demand compensation from the Mediterranean Transport Company (MSC) for damages caused by the sunk by MSC Elsa 3. Photo Credit: Nirmal Harindran
Fishers’s protests
Fishermen who represented protests throughout the state, even before the state secretariat, asked the state to submit concrete evidence in court to support the right to compensate the government.
Owners of fishermen and boats filed a score in court after the huge losses that were created, while the ships and nets were destroyed after a collision with the debris in the sea. They act on their requests, up to 18 vessels have so far been arrested.
“The court order is just the beginning. It is necessary to ensure that every caught family gets compensation without any exclusion. The real justice is to recognize their loss, restore their dignity and holding polluters, not only money but with permanent political reforms that protect people and oceans.” India.
Published – September 2025 20:54 IS IS
