MSC Elsa 3 crew approach Kerala High Court, seek permission to return to home countries

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The containers from the vessel  MSC Elsa 3 that sank disconnected  the Kerala seashore  person  washed ashore adjacent   Sakthikulangara seashore  successful  Kollam.

The containers from the vessel MSC Elsa 3 that sank disconnected the Kerala seashore person washed ashore adjacent Sakthikulangara seashore successful Kollam. | Photo Credit: (File) C. SURESHKUMAR

The unit members of MSC Elsa 3, a vessel that sank disconnected the Kerala seashore successful May 2025, connected Friday approached the Kerala High Court, seeking support to instrumentality to their location countries.

Their passports had been seized successful the aftermath of the sinking. After proceeding their plea, the tribunal issued announcement and sought the effect of the Centre and the State connected the matter. The unit members submitted that the authorities acrophobic insisted connected their beingness present for investigations, adjacent aft mails were sent seeking support for instrumentality to their location countries.The detention was illegal, they claimed.

The substance has been posted for proceeding connected May 29.

The sinking of the Liberia flagged vessel had led to marine contamination disconnected the coast, portion pollutants similar integrative nurdles from the sunk vessel had made their mode to the seashore of galore districts successful Kerala. The State authorities had claimed ₹9,531 crore arsenic compensation, chiefly for the marine and coastal contamination and the nonaccomplishment caused to fishers aft the sinking of the ship.

Published - May 22, 2026 08:52 p.m. IST

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