The Kerala Police on Wednesday filed a criminal case against the global shipping company Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC) in connection with the capsize of its Liberia-Flagged MSC Elsa 3 from Kerala coast last month.
It comes after about three weeks Liberia-Flagged MSc Elsa 3, A 28-year-old vessel, capsized About 25 km south -south of Alappuzha to go from Vizinjam port to Kochi in Thiruvananthapuram in South -West. The ship, which went down with over 600 containers on May 24, was carrying a dangerous cargo in addition to the ton Marine diesel fuel.
The FIR was registered at the Fort Kochi Coastal Police Station against the owner of the European company MSc Elsa 3, after a complaint identified as C -Shamji of the general public by the master’s master and crew members, who are living from a fishing village in Alappuzha. The case was registered under sections 282 (rash navigation of vessels), 285 (Dangerous Obstruction in a line of Navigation), 286 (Negligent Conduct Involving Poisonous Substance), 287 (Negligent Conduct with Fire or Combustible Matter), 288 (Negligent Handling of Explosives) and 3 (5) (Acts of Several Persons for Furtering a Common International) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS).
Several containers of the Liberia-Flagged MSc Elsa 3 found on the beach along the Kerala coast. In addition, the waves had deposited Nurdals (plastic pellets) along the coastal areas of Kollam and Thiruvananthapuram. In addition, the small patches of the oil slick along the Alappuzha coast were reported to increase ecological concerns.
The FIR stated that the ship’s master and crew knew that the vessel had dangerous and inflammatory cargo, but he put the ship “very carelessly” in danger of life and property. Dangerous cargo released from the sunken ship allegedly damaged the environment and adversely affected the fishing area. In addition, the containers that fell from the ship had allegedly creating obstruction in the shipping channel, used by other ships.
Following the incident, the ruling Communist Party of India (Marxist) government is blaming the government for their reluctance to register a case against the state opposition and fishermen organizations shipping firm.
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