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- A container ship, SSL Mumbai, lost control due to an engine failure while leaving Cochin Port on the night of August 1, 2026, causing brief tension.
- The vessel was safely brought under control and steered by two tugboats, Ocan Enterprise and Vallarpadom, according to Cochin Port sources.
- The ship, which had arrived from Hazira Port in Gujarat on July 31, has been moored at Ernakulam Wharf Q7 since the incident and will depart only after repairs.
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- Completion of repair works and when SSL Mumbai will leave Ernakulam Wharf Q7
- Findings from any investigation into the cause of the engine failure
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Named India · Ernakulam Wharf Q7 · Hazira Port · Kochi · Cochin Port · Ocan Enterprise · SSL Mumbai · Vallarpadom
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