Mv Chitra

• How the MSC Chitra was finally sunk

  More than eight months after the head-on collision between two sea vessels off the Mumbai coast, which caused the damaging oil spill in the Arabian Sea, the curious case of MSC Chitra was finally put to rest on April 17 when the ship was sent sinking down to Davy Jones' Locker. That, experts said, may not be the end of the story. At the time of its...

• 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...

• Exclusive: Minutes after ship collision

  NDTV has access to the exclusive visuals of the rescue operations on the MSC Chitra, 23 minutes after it collided with another ship MV Khalijia on Saturday. Rescue workers arrived on a red boat onto the tilting ship.At the time of the collision, a private tugboat, Vamsee III, was escorting Khalijia into the Mumbai Port. Its crew and captain, among ...

• The moments after Mumbai ship collision

  When the collision between cargo ships MV Khalijia and the MSC Chitra happened, there was a private tug - Vamsee 3 - that was escorting MV Khalijia into the Mumbai port.The crew and the captain were among the few eyewitnesses to the accident who say Khalijia may have had a steering gear problem.Speaking to NDTV, the Captain of the ship, Capt RK Huk...

• Two cargo vessels collide off the coast of Mumbai

  Two merchant vessels collided this morning off the Mumbai coast resulting in an oil spill from one of the ships, Coast Guard officials said.Thirty three crew members were rescued following the incident, they said.According to officials, MSC Chitra and Khalijia-III smashed with each other while sailing in the sea, five nautical miles from the Mumbai...