Mumbai Oil Slick

• 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...

• Mumbai oil spill: Taking stock of the losses

  After a total shutdown for five days, two of the country's premier ports partially reopened on Thursday morningThe Indian Navy's Western Naval Command undertook 'Op Pathfinder'. The operation was undertaken to safely escort 13 vessels in and out of Jawaharlal Nehru Port Trust and Mumbai Port Trust. Operation Pathfinder saw four ships of the Indian ...

• Mumbai oil slick: Bad weather hits Chitra salvaging operations

  Salvaging operations of the MSC Chitra, ship that is responsible for Mumbai oil slick, was badly hit after the anchor of the accommodation barge stationed for salvage gave way and broke. It is believed that bad weather affected the operations.The accommodation barge was also meant to pump oil from the ship and carry staff to the ship apart from the...

• 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 ...