25-05-2025
Ship sinking off Kerala coast: Master says technical problems led to listing
Kochi: MSC ELSA 3 master Ivanov Alexander said technical problems led to the ship's listing. Ivanov said there was no collision, but it was some internal problem with the vessel. The weather was quite bad as well, especially at night, he said.
Alexander said he couldn't specify the exact nature of the problem and that there would be an investigation from the company's side. He said the operations by the
Indian Navy
and Coast Guard were the best and they were very professional.
"
I want to say thank you to the Indian Coast Guard for saving us. They cared for us. Since yesterday (Saturday), they monitored the situation and maintained good communication," said Alexander.
Apart from the 62-year-old Russian, chief engineer Chornyi Oleksii (55) from Ukraine and second engineer Kakhidze Roman (55) from Georgia remained on the ship while efforts were on to rectify the listing. They were eventually rescued by the Indian Navy on Sunday morning as the ship sank. The trio was brought to Kochi in INS Sujata.
