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- The Directorate General of Maritime Administration reported to the Kerala High Court on potential underwater survey methods for the submerged MSC Elsa 3 vessel.
- The agency requested Indian Navy support and identified private firms capable of performing technical wreck site assessments.
- The Mediterranean Shipping Company is expected to bear the costs for these surveys under official supervision.
- The court is reviewing petitions demanding the removal of the hazardous wreckage and compensation for local fishermen.
What to watch next
- Constitution of an inter-departmental committee for oversight
- Decision on the Indian Navy's involvement in the survey
- Court ruling on the compensation and wreck removal demands
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Ummer Ottummal
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“it was for the Central government to determine whether a wreck constituted a hazard”
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…Authority, and the scientific and technical institutions concerned, such as the National Institute of Oceanography and National Institute of Ocean Technology. Ummer Ottummal, a petitioner in one of the PILs, said that it was for the Central government to determine whether a wreck constituted a hazard , and that the aspects provided in the Merchant Shipping Act, 2025, including features of the wreck, tidal range and depth in the wreck area, proximity to protected areas, shipping routes, offshore pipelines and tourist…
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Named India · Kerala High Court · Mediterranean Shipping Company · C Track Surveys · Directorate General of Maritime Administration · Fugro Survey India Pvt. Ltd. · Indian Navy · Kerala State Disaster Management Authority · K.V. Jayakumar · Mercantile Marine Department · Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change · Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways · National Institute of Oceanography
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