Leaked fuel from MSC Chitra endangers nuclear reactors. Update and Photos.

Latest updates from Indian media. Photos were sent to me by a Russian sailor now in Mumbai, but thank God, not on board of MSC Chitra or Khalijia 3. Photos made by Danish Siddiqui Reuters. India media already found out MSC Chitra was twice detained in NZ and Australia in 2008 for numerous violations, and claims vessel is in poor condition.

Mumbai oil spill threatens India's Nuke-site
Posted: Mon Aug 09 2010, 16:35 hrs
Mumbai:
Coast guard ships and helicopters are working to try and contain an oil spill from the dangerously tilting MSC Chitra. The Indian Coast Guard on Monday asked Bhabha Atomic Research Centre (BARC) not to use sea water for its facilities in wake of the oil spill following collision of two vessels off the Mumbai coast.
BARC uses sea water for its two research reactors — Dhruva and Cirus - for cooling purposes.
"We have asked BARC not to use sea water for any of their facilities as it is polluted with oil spill from vessels after a collision on Saturday," a senior Coast Guard official said on condition of anonymity.
"Sea water should not be used for cooling as oil spill has reached the beaches of Alibag, Marva, Sewree and Elephanta Caves besides Mumbai mangroves," the official said.
Meanwhile, BARC sources said the two research reactors are currently operating and scientists are constantly monitoring the water physically and scientifically before using it for cooling.
Indian Express

Mumbai: While the sea around Mumbai faces a potential environmental disaster after an oil spill, the three-day ordeal of containing it came to an end on Monday evening with the Indian Coast Guard (ICG) stopping chemical spraying after the ship MSC Chitra was stabilised. The ship has stopped titling any further and the oil has stopped leaking.
“Operation Chitra is over. The ship has been stabilised although it remains tilted at 60° to 70°. We have stopped chemical spraying. Salvage operations are on now. The CG is monitoring the operations,” Commandant S.S. Dasila of the ICG told The Hindu on telephone. No more containers are falling off the ship either.
However, the Maharashtra government says it will take a month for cleanup operations. Around 350 to 400 tonnes of oil was spilled out into the sea. In the case of the BP oil spill around 0.7 to 1.1 million tonnes had poured into the Gulf of Mexico.
“The hazardous cargo on MSC Chitra, comprising 31 containers of chemicals and pesticide, “is intact on board,” Commandant Dasila said.
The Hindu

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