A looming environmental crisis is unfolding off the Kerala coast as the sunken cargo vessel ELSA 3, which went down on May 25, remains untouched with hundreds of tonnes of fuel and toxic chemicals still onboard. Located 14.6 nautical miles off Thottappally, the ship is carrying 367 tonnes of low-sulphur fuel oil and 84 tonnes Read More…
The Kerala High Court has ordered that the Liberian-flagged cargo vessel MSC Manasa F—sister ship of the ill-fated MSC Elsa 3—can only be released from Vizhinjam Port after its owners deposit a ₹6 crore security for potential compensation claims. This action follows admiralty suits filed by six Kerala-based cashew importers who lost cargo worth ₹4.75 Read More…