Indian Coast Guard on high alert after Liberian vessel with hazardous cargo sinks off Kochi

The Indian Coast Guard (ICG) has been placed on high alert for pollution response operations after the container vessel MSC ELSA 3 sank off the coast of Kochi in the early hours of Sunday. All 24 crew members aboard the Liberian-flagged ship were safely rescued, 21 by ICG vessels and 3 by the Indian Navy’s INS Sujata.

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