Cyclone Tauktae: Ship Carrying 80,000 Litre Oil Suffers Leakage Off Palghar Coast

Visuals show litres of oil pouring into the sea due to the leakage.

New Delhi: A ship stuck near seashore under the impact of Cyclone Taukatae in Maharashtra’s Palghar suffered oil leakage, reported news agency ANI. Fishermen claimed that ship has over 80,000 litre oil that has spread over the shore and affected coastal fishing.

An oil leak has been spotted from a ship that got stranded at sea off the Palghar coast in Maharashtra as cyclone Tauktae brought in heavy rains along with gusty winds while it moved towards Gujarat mid-May, an official said on Saturday. As many as 137 fishermen were rescued from this ship post the cyclone, though the vessel remained at sea, Palghar district disaster control chief Vivekanand Kadam told PTI.

Maharashtra | Ship stuck near seashore under the impact of Cyclone Taukatae in Palghar suffers oil leakage as fishermen claimed that ship has over 80,000 liters oil which has spread over the shore and affected coastal fishing. pic.twitter.com/g010W5ZBGE

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“The leak happened close to Vadrai coast and was spotted today. Officials from Maharashtra Maritime Board and an oil firm as well as Coast Guard personnel are on the spot trying to plug the leak as and when the tide allows them to work. Further details of the incident are awaited,” Kadam said.

(With inputs from agencies)