Two ships collide at Kamarajar Port; no casualty

Jan 28, 2017: In a minor mishap, two ships at Kamarajar Port Limited, near Chennai collided outside the harbour. Port officials said that no environmental issue was reported because of the collision. Around 4 am, M T BW MAPLE carrying liquified petroleum gas (LPG) and M T Dawn Kanchipuram carrying petroleum oil lubricants (POL) met with the collision, a port official said. The LPG carrier M T BW MAPLE was outbound and M T Dawn Kanchipuram was in-bound. An enquiry has reportedly been ordered to find the cause of accident. All other ship movements are normal. A Coast Guard helicopter has been despatched to survey the area.