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Twenty-one group contributors have been rescued after the Liberia-flagged container vessel MSC ELSA 3 advanced a critical 26-degree tilt on Saturday, roughly 38 nautical miles southwest (Nm SW) of Kochi.
As of 8.00 pm, 21 group contributors have been rescued, and 3 group contributors (Captain, Chief Engg, and 2d Engg) remained onboard to facilitate deliberate salvage operations.
Indian Coast Guard (ICG) ships and plane proceed to coordinate and track the placement. Some packing containers have fallen overboard because of the vessel’s tilt.
According to officers, “Risk assessment is in progress. All efforts are being made to maintain the vessel’s stability.”
The 184-metre-long send had departed Vizhinjam Port on May 23 and was once en path to Kochi when the incident came about on Saturday, May 24.
Around 1.25 pm, the vessel’s operator, MSC Ship Management, knowledgeable Indian government concerning the incident and sought fast help.
The ICG impulsively initiated rescue efforts, deploying ships and plane within the neighborhood to supply aerial fortify.
To fortify the evacuation procedure, ICG plane have dropped further liferafts close to the distressed container send.
The Directorate General of Shipping (DG Shipping), in coordination with the Coast Guard, has directed the vessel’s managers to organize for pressing salvage products and services to stabilise the placement.
