Indian Coast Guard (ICG) ships \u2018Vaibhav\u2019 and \u2018Vajra\u2019 continue to battle the fire onboard container ship MV X-Press Pearl off Colombo, Sri Lanka.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The distressed vessel MV X-Press Pearl was carrying 1,486 containers with nitric acid and other hazardous IMDG code chemicals.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The extreme fire, damage to containers and prevailing inclement weather has caused the vessel to tilt to one side resulting in falling of containers overboard.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The ICG Dornier aircraft operating from Madurai undertook aerial reconnaissance of the area on May 27, 2021.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
ICG ship Samudra Prahari, a specialised Pollution Response (PR) vessel, has also been despatched in PR configuration to augment the firefighting efforts and respond to any oil spill.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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