A cargo ship, which was carrying diesel and hazardous substances, sank off the Kerala coast on May 25th. The Liberia-flagged ship – a 28-year-old vessel, was sailing from Thiruvananthapuram to Kochi when it capsized around 25 km southwest of Alappuzha.The ship went down with more than 600 containers, some of which washed ashore on Monday.While minor oil traces have been detected, there has been no major oil spill.The Nautical Advisor to the government outlined three top operational priorities such a oil recovery from the sunken vessel, retrieval of drifting containers and removal of beached containers.The environmental threat posed by the incident is being actively mitigated.The Indian Coast Guard has deployed ships and aircraft for aerial surveillance. Measures are being followed as per the National Oil Spill Disaster Contingency Plan.
Guests:
1- Dr. Grinson George, Director, Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute
2- Dr. George Ninan, Director, Central Institute of Fisheries Technology
Anchor: Frank Rausan Pereira
