Vessels collide, cause oil spill off Mumbai Coast

[DesiGuy]

(CNN) -- Two vessels collided Saturday morning off the Mumbai coast in western India, and the resulting damage caused one of the ships to leak oil, according to the Indian Coast Guard.

The Panamanian-flagged JNPT MSC Chitra vessel collided with a vessel from St. Kitts and Nevis. Thirty-three crew members were evacuated without incident or injuries, the coast guard said in a statement.

However, because the Panamanian vessel became grounded, the incident caused an oil spill. That vessel was also evacuated, the statement said.

There are more than 150 containers on the vessel and it was listing at more than 45 degrees, according to the statement. The coast guard said the vessel is carrying 2,662 tons of fuel, 283 tons of diesel fuel and 88,040 liters of lube oil.

Fuel was also leaking from the ship. The oil spill could be seen for miles, officials said.

The Indian Coast Guard was monitoring the spill in sensitive areas off the Mumbai coast, the statement said. Civil authorities were also on high alert to combat the oil spill and perform shoreline clean up.

Vessels collide, cause oil spill off Mumbai Coast - CNN.com

 

[Materialistic]

Oh God !! another disaster for eco system and poor sea life!!

Human beings are a disaster for other living creatures!!

that reminds of Agent Smith

Agent Smith: I'd like to share a revelation that I've had during my time here. It came to me when I tried to classify your species and I realized that you're not actually mammals.

Every mammal on this planet instinctively develops a natural equilibrium with the surrounding environment but you humans do not.

You move to an area and you multiply and multiply until every natural resource is consumed and the only way you can survive is to spread to another area.

There is another organism on this planet that follows the same pattern. Do you know what it is?

A virus. Human beings are a disease, a cancer of this planet. You're a plague and we are the cure.

So true!!

 

[BATMAN]

Who willbe paying the cost of cleaning? or their will be no such activity?

 

[DesiGuy]

Who willbe paying the cost of cleaning? or their will be no such activity?

you think they are that responsible??

 

[BATMAN]

I think indians proved quite responsible in forcing union carbide to pay for the gas leak. why not once more?

 

[mikkix]

that makes IPI gas pipelines more feasible through Pakistan then under water activities...

 

[indianpatriot]

Who willbe paying the cost of cleaning? or their will be no such activity?

India's biggest environmental restoration project has already begun...

 

[Jay1]

I think indians proved quite responsible in forcing union carbide to pay for the gas leak. why not once more?

You think too much .... relax ..