Oil spill: Anti-pollution operations continue

Mumbai, Aug 9 (PTI) The Indian Navy and the Coast
Guard carried out anti-pollution operations for the third
consecutive day Monday to check and neutralise the oil spill
caused due to a collision between two cargo ships off the
Mumbai coast here in western part of the country.
A high-level meeting, to be attended by the officials
of the Maharashtra government Environment Department, National
Disaster Response Force, Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation,
Shipping department, Mumbai Port Trust and other concerned
agencies will be held to assess the situation and steps to be
taken to bring it under control, sources said.
Six coastguard vessels and a helicopter with
anti-pollution dispersal spray systems were pressed into
service Sunday to contain the oil spill.
Two Panamanian cargo ships -- MSC Chitra and MV
Khalijia-111 -- collided on Saturday off the Mumbai coast
causing an oil spill from one of the vessels.
Thirty three crew members, including two Pakistanis,
were rescued following the incident. PTI VM
MRD


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