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Kasargod: Gas leakage from container of sunken ship creates panic

  •   Fri, Aug 02 2013 06:01:16 PM

Kasargod: Gas leakage from container of sunken ship creates panic

Stephan Kayyar
Daijiworld Media Network – Kasargod (EP)

Kasargod, Aug 2: One of the three gas containers that were spotted at Kasargod in July this year has started leaking out gas. The leakage was observed by the locals on Friday August 2 morning.


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The police and the fire brigade have been informed about the developments. Officials who arrived at the spot have confirmed the leakage and erected a fencing around it to prevent casualties. The people living nearby have been shifted to safer places.

The officials have assured of all possible measures to stop the leakage.  The three containers were spotted on July 23 this year.

Experts, who had arrived from Mumbai in July, had submitted a report to the district administration that the containers were empty.  Meanwhile the leakage of gas has made the locals scared and apprehensive.

All the six containers that were found in the seashore here are now under observation.  The gas containers spotted on the Kasargod sea shore belonged to the vessel 'MOL Comfort' that had sunk off the Salalah coast, Oman on June 17.  

Besides container, fridge, football, coffee powder, cylinder and electronic items were found on the seashore.

 
  

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  • Abdul Razak, Mangalore

    Sat, Aug 03 2013

    According to Kasargod DC, these containers are empty. Because of their buoyancy these empty containers have floated and reached Indian shores. If they were full they would have sunk near Yemen or Oman. So how can the gas leak ? Sometimes we need to use our common sense or " upper story " a little more better.

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  • M W Pereira, Mangalore

    Fri, Aug 02 2013

    Dear Sirs,
    As reported earlier by Daijiworld, these containers contain R-22 Gas.
    There is absolutely no need to panic.
    It is a refrigerant gas which is banned at present due to it,s ozone layer depleting properties.
    However, since they are pressurized containers, one has to be careful about how to handle them. The gas is in liquid form and at about 20 bar pressure. The pressure can kill anyone of released suddenly.
    Have a good day.

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  • Ifthikhar, Mangalore / KSA

    Fri, Aug 02 2013

    As these containers are in the seashore no need to panic by the local public. Authorities should bring qualified engineers to diffuse these containers at the earliest.

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  • HENRY MISQUITH, Bahrain

    Sat, Aug 03 2013

    AVU POORA SARI,,,,GAS LEAK AANDA BOKKA YER ULLER....AIK PRECAUTION MUST.

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