Kerala shipwreck: Centre gives 48-hour ultimatum to ship owner MSC to extract oil from sunken vessel

The Director General of Shipping has issued an ultimatum to the owner of MSC Elsa 3, the ship that sank off the coast of Kerala on May 24, demanding the extraction of oil from the sunken ship in 48 hours.

In the letter addressed to MSC Ship Management Limited, Cyprus, Shyam Jagannatan, Director General of Shipping (DGS), said “the consistent inaction and delay by the owners and salvors (T&T salvage) appointed by the company represent not only negligence but also a violation of statutory obligations.”