Three ICG vessels deployed to detect oil spill areas in Arabian Sea

Kochi, May 26 -- Three Indian Coast Guard (ICG) vessels have been deployed to detect oil spill areas after the sinking of the Liberian container vessel, which capsized and subsequently sank in the Arabian Sea en route from Vizhinjam to Kochi Port.

The ICG vessels, Vikram, Saksham and Samarth were deployed in the area in Pollution Response configuration.

These vessels utilised IR cameras to detect the oil spill area and utilised OSD (Oil Spill Desperant) to contain the spread of oil.

An ICG Dornier aircraft equipped with specialised gear has been positioned in Kochi to undertake an aerial assessment of the oil spill situation.

Additionally, a dedicated Pollution Control vessel 'Samudra Prahari' is being mobilised from Mumbai to further ...