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Authorities in the southern part of Kerala in India have signaled after a ship carrying oil and dangerous goods has leaked and sank from the shore of the state in the Arabian Sea.

The spill was in a liberian flag ship that has overcome near the town of Kochi on Sunday. The coastal area is rich in biodiversity and is also an important tourist destination.

All 24 crew members on board the ship are saved, but some of the 640 containers of the ship have According to messages, it is moving To the shore that drives the evacuation in the area.

Authorities fear that oil, fuel and other harmful substances that have leaked from the ship and its load can endanger the health of residents and marine life.

Watch: The containers are washed on the shore of Kochi in India after the ship carrying dangerous loads

“Because the oil slide can reach anywhere along the coast of the Kerala, a signal is sounded through the coast,” a statement from the chief minister’s office said.

Authorities advised residents who live near the sea to do not touch any containers or oil that could be washed to the shore while fishermen were asked to avoid going too close to the wreck.

On Monday, employees said they had strengthened pollution control measures to control the spill.

The Indian Coast Guard has deployed a ship carrying equipment to control the pollution of the site.

He has also sent one of his planes, which has a system for detecting oil spills to explore the area.

The Court – MSC Elsa 3 – who was traveling from Vizhinjam to Kochi, began to tilt dangerously when he was about 38 nautical miles from the coast of Kochi.

He embarked on the Arabian Sea in the early hours of Sunday due to floods in one of his wards.

The Indian Coast Guard said the ship carries 13 containers with dangerous goods and 12 with calcium carbide – a chemical that reacts with seawater to release flammable gas.

“In addition, (the ship) had 84.44 metric tonnes of diesel and 367.1 metric tonnes of furnace oil in its tanks,” the statement said.

The crew members were rescued by the staff of the Indian Navy after hours with a duration of surgery.

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