2025-05-25
Emergency Obs. Request Information
- Disaster Type: Oil and Chemical spill
- Country: India
- Occurrence Date (UTC): 25 May, 2025
- SA activation Date(UTC): 26 May, 2025
- Requester: Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO)
- Escalation to the International Charter: No
- GLIDE Number: AC-2025-000070-IND
Disaster Situation
There has been a capsizing of the MSC ELSA 3 vessel approximately 14.6 nautical miles off the coast of Thottappally on May 25, 2025, near Kerala coast, India resulting in ongoing oil and chemical spill posing a significant threat to the marine and coastal environment.
https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/liberian-cargo-ship-sinks-kerala-declares-emergency-as-major-oil-spill-feared-top-developments/articleshow/121396149.cms
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cdd2mr388ypo