Tiger Spring, the container vessel which ran aground on the eastern bank of the Hooghly river following collision with another container vessel, Green Valley, on Tuesday, was carrying several boxes of hazardous materials.
According to informed sources, the vessel was carrying 60 tonnes of IMO Class 9 and another 4.6 tonnes of IMO Class 6.1 hazardous cargo in four containers.
When contacted,
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Links:
[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/news/tiger-spring-was-carrying-hazardous-material
[2] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/newspaper/business-line-new-delhi
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/hazardous-waste
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/shipping
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/west-bengal
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/water-pollution
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/toxic-wastes
[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/hoogly
