Two ships collide at Kamarajar Port

Two ships at Kamarajar Port Limited, near Chennai met with collision outside the harbour. Port officials said that no environmental issue was reported because of the collision.

The port official said that around 4 am, M T BW MAPLE carrying liquified petroleum gas (LPG) and M T Dawn Kanchipuram carrying petroleum oil lubricants (POL) collided against each other outside the harbour.

The LPG carrier M T BW MAPLE was outbound and M T  Dawn Kanchipuram was in-bound.

“There is no damage to the environment like oil pollution and no casualty or injury to persons. Both vessels are safely afloat