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Oil leaking from sunken ship MV Rak, ecological disaster at Mumbai's doorstep?
Mumbai's worst fears are coming true. MV Rak, the vessel that sank off the coast of Mumbai on Thursday, is now leaking oil. (See pics)The leak has occurred due to the ingress of water in the cargo hull, officials said."Since last night, oil has been observed leaking from the sunken vessel Rak Carrier at an approximate rate of 1.5 to 2 tonnes per ho...
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Oil leaking from sunken ship MV Rak, Coast Guard responding to spill
In what could pose an ecological threat to the Mumbai coast, an oil leak was today reported from the sunken cargo vessel MV Rak.The leak has occurred due to the ingress of water in the cargo hull, officials said."Since last night, oil has been observed leaking from the sunken vessel Rak Carrier at an approximate rate of 1.5 to 2 tonnes per hour. Th...
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Mumbai: School boys build robot to clear oil spill
It took the Mumbai Coast Guards several weeks to clear the recent oil spill in the Arabian Sea. But a robot, developed by four city students, can clear it in less than 30 days.The standard X students of Jamnabai Narsee School at Vile Parle have developed Seaswam, a low-cost solar operated robot that can swiftly clear oil spills in the ocean. The bo...
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Mumbai: Coast guard gets first anti-oil spill vessel
Post the recent oil spill along the Mumbai harbour and the palpable need to control and combat pollution and protect marine life, the Indian Coast Guard got its first pollution control vessel commissioned on Saturday. Named ICGS Samudra Prahari, it was commissioned at the Naval Dockyard in Mumbai in the presence of chief minister Ashok Chavan, flag...
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Mumbai oil slick: Probe finds MV Khalijia to blame
Nearly a month after the collision of two cargo ships, MV Khalijia and MSC Chitra, off the Mumbai coast resulted in a massive oil slick, the inquiry by the Director General of shipping has found that the MV Khalijia was mainly responsible for the accident. The collision had resulted in over 800 tonnes of oil leaking from the Chitra and it's cargo h...
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The great oil spill robbery in Mumbai
Villagers at Uran have been having a field day, collecting items for their evening tea and snacks. Unfortunately, the items can prove to be very dangerous, as they have been plucked out of an oily sea.Nine containers from the vessel MSC Chitra washed ashore at Uran yesterday, and villagers wasted no time in rummaging through them. They broke the co...
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Oil leak off Mumbai coast has stopped: Coast Guard sources
In a big relief, two days after two ships collided off the coast of Mumbai, Coast Guard authorities have said the oil leak from the MSC Chitra has now been plugged. But the oil already in the sea along the Mumbai coast line will take a month to clear, according to environmental authorities and is still a serious worry. Meanwhile, the government is ...
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Oil leaking from sunken ship MV Rak, ecological disaster at Mumbai's doorstep?
Mumbai's worst fears are coming true. MV Rak, the vessel that sank off the coast of Mumbai on Thursday, is now leaking oil. (See pics)The leak has occurred due to the ingress of water in the cargo hull, officials said."Since last night, oil has been observed leaking from the sunken vessel Rak Carrier at an approximate rate of 1.5 to 2 tonnes per ho...
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Oil leaking from sunken ship MV Rak, Coast Guard responding to spill
In what could pose an ecological threat to the Mumbai coast, an oil leak was today reported from the sunken cargo vessel MV Rak.The leak has occurred due to the ingress of water in the cargo hull, officials said."Since last night, oil has been observed leaking from the sunken vessel Rak Carrier at an approximate rate of 1.5 to 2 tonnes per hour. Th...
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Mumbai: School boys build robot to clear oil spill
It took the Mumbai Coast Guards several weeks to clear the recent oil spill in the Arabian Sea. But a robot, developed by four city students, can clear it in less than 30 days.The standard X students of Jamnabai Narsee School at Vile Parle have developed Seaswam, a low-cost solar operated robot that can swiftly clear oil spills in the ocean. The bo...
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Mumbai: Coast guard gets first anti-oil spill vessel
Post the recent oil spill along the Mumbai harbour and the palpable need to control and combat pollution and protect marine life, the Indian Coast Guard got its first pollution control vessel commissioned on Saturday. Named ICGS Samudra Prahari, it was commissioned at the Naval Dockyard in Mumbai in the presence of chief minister Ashok Chavan, flag...
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Mumbai oil slick: Probe finds MV Khalijia to blame
Nearly a month after the collision of two cargo ships, MV Khalijia and MSC Chitra, off the Mumbai coast resulted in a massive oil slick, the inquiry by the Director General of shipping has found that the MV Khalijia was mainly responsible for the accident. The collision had resulted in over 800 tonnes of oil leaking from the Chitra and it's cargo h...
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The great oil spill robbery in Mumbai
Villagers at Uran have been having a field day, collecting items for their evening tea and snacks. Unfortunately, the items can prove to be very dangerous, as they have been plucked out of an oily sea.Nine containers from the vessel MSC Chitra washed ashore at Uran yesterday, and villagers wasted no time in rummaging through them. They broke the co...
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Oil leak off Mumbai coast has stopped: Coast Guard sources
In a big relief, two days after two ships collided off the coast of Mumbai, Coast Guard authorities have said the oil leak from the MSC Chitra has now been plugged. But the oil already in the sea along the Mumbai coast line will take a month to clear, according to environmental authorities and is still a serious worry. Meanwhile, the government is ...
