KOLKATA: The Indian Navy plans to winch down its elite marine commandos (Marcos) along side four staff participants of MV SSL Kolkata at the deck of the nonetheless burning send early on Saturday morning to drop anchor and prevent it from drifting around the International Maritime Boundary Line (IMBL) into Bangladesh. The send is at the moment about 20km west of the IMBL and 8km from the Sunderbans Tiger Reserve.
The send, carrying packing containers from Krishnapatnam to Kolkata, stuck fireplace earlier than midnight on Wednesday after an explosion in one of the most packing containers. The 22-member staff made a valiant effort to regulate the blaze but deserted send on Thursday morning after the flames unfold to just about 70% of the send. They had been picked up by way of Coast Guard vessel ICGS Rajkiran in a daring rescue operation and taken to Haldia.
“Till the evening, there was no indication of an oil spill. There could also be no spillage of chemical substances into the water. The fireplace is burning furiously even though and has unfold to different portions of the send. The send has no longer listed or shown any indication of sinking yet. Some of the packing containers seem to have melted because of the fireplace,” a senior Coast Guard legit said.
According to the Navy, the send is inching in the northeasterly direction and a meeting was convened at Marine House in Kolkata by way of S Barik, important officer and joint director basic, Mercantile Marine Department, Ministry of Shipping, to discover a solution. It was attended by way of the director marine, Kolkata Port Trust, representatives of Shreyas Shipping and Logistics — house owners of the ill-fated send — Coast Guard officials, Indian Registry of Shipping surveyors and naval officials.
“Based on choices at the assembly, a Seaking 42C helicopter and Dornier of the Navy from Visakhapatnam was mobilised, essentially to curtail the easterly float of the merchant send. Additionally, INS Kadmatt has additionally been dispatched from Vizag to provide all necessary improve for helicopter operations at sea. The helicopter and Dornier are each at Air Force Station Kalaikunda for Saturday’s mission. The helicopter will take off to start with light on Saturday with the Marcos and staff participants,” any other Navy officer said.
According to Ok S Sheoran, IG and commander, Coast Guard Region (North East), two specialized ships from Vizag — ICGS Shaunak and ICGS Sujay — and two Dorniers are often patrolling the world to lookout for any pollution. KoPT tugs Ocean Valour and Sea Hunter with firefighting and pollution regulate features also are in the neighborhood. KoPT chairman Vinit Kumar said whilst one of the packing containers contained the chemical Toluene, others had basic shipment.
The send, carrying packing containers from Krishnapatnam to Kolkata, stuck fireplace earlier than midnight on Wednesday after an explosion in one of the most packing containers. The 22-member staff made a valiant effort to regulate the blaze but deserted send on Thursday morning after the flames unfold to just about 70% of the send. They had been picked up by way of Coast Guard vessel ICGS Rajkiran in a daring rescue operation and taken to Haldia.
“Till the evening, there was no indication of an oil spill. There could also be no spillage of chemical substances into the water. The fireplace is burning furiously even though and has unfold to different portions of the send. The send has no longer listed or shown any indication of sinking yet. Some of the packing containers seem to have melted because of the fireplace,” a senior Coast Guard legit said.
According to the Navy, the send is inching in the northeasterly direction and a meeting was convened at Marine House in Kolkata by way of S Barik, important officer and joint director basic, Mercantile Marine Department, Ministry of Shipping, to discover a solution. It was attended by way of the director marine, Kolkata Port Trust, representatives of Shreyas Shipping and Logistics — house owners of the ill-fated send — Coast Guard officials, Indian Registry of Shipping surveyors and naval officials.
“Based on choices at the assembly, a Seaking 42C helicopter and Dornier of the Navy from Visakhapatnam was mobilised, essentially to curtail the easterly float of the merchant send. Additionally, INS Kadmatt has additionally been dispatched from Vizag to provide all necessary improve for helicopter operations at sea. The helicopter and Dornier are each at Air Force Station Kalaikunda for Saturday’s mission. The helicopter will take off to start with light on Saturday with the Marcos and staff participants,” any other Navy officer said.
According to Ok S Sheoran, IG and commander, Coast Guard Region (North East), two specialized ships from Vizag — ICGS Shaunak and ICGS Sujay — and two Dorniers are often patrolling the world to lookout for any pollution. KoPT tugs Ocean Valour and Sea Hunter with firefighting and pollution regulate features also are in the neighborhood. KoPT chairman Vinit Kumar said whilst one of the packing containers contained the chemical Toluene, others had basic shipment.
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