2025-05-25 Oil and Chemical spill in India on 25 May, 2025

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

Product

Satellite Image

   Before Disaster   

   After Disaster   

   JAXA   

2025-05-28

ALOS-2 Level2.1
IMG HH ALOS2 59470/3420 2025/05/28 FBD R 2.1 GUD

2025-05-28

ALOS-2 Level2.1
IMG HH ALOS2 59470/3430 2025/05/28 FBD R 2.1 GUD

2025-05-28

ALOS-2 Level2.1
IMG HH ALOS2 59470/3440 2025/05/28 FBD R 2.1 GUD

2025-05-28

ALOS-2 Level2.1
IMG HH ALOS2 59470/3450 2025/05/28 FBD R 2.1 GUD

2025-05-28

ALOS-2 Level2.1
IMG HH ALOS2 59470/3460 2025/05/28 FBD R 2.1 GUD

   TASA   

2025-06-02

FORMOSAT-5 Level4
FS5 G000 PMS L4UTM 2025/06/02 05:30:40

2025-06-02

FORMOSAT-5 Level4
FS5 G001 PMS L4UTM 2025/06/02 05:30:43

2025-06-02

FORMOSAT-5 Level4
FS5 G002 PMS L4UTM 2025/06/02 05:30:46

2025-06-08

FORMOSAT-5 Level4
FS5 G000 PMS L4UTM 2025/06/08 05:30:46

2025-06-08

FORMOSAT-5 Level4
FS5 G001 PMS L4UTM 2025/06/08 05:30:49

2025-06-08

FORMOSAT-5 Level4
FS5 G002 PMS L4UTM 2025/06/08 05:30:52

2025-06-08

FORMOSAT-5 Level4
FS5 G003 PMS L4UTM 2025/06/08 05:30:55