Mangalore: Oil Slick Fears Loom Large as Ship's Wreckage is Washed Ashore
Daijiworld Media Network - Mangalore (MB)
with spot inputs from Melka Miyar
and pics by Dayanand Kukkaje
Mangalore, Jun 24: Fears of oil slick from the sunken ship MV DenDen has begun to worry the district authorities as wreckage began to be washed ashore on Sunday.
Many children were seen rolling them away to use them as floats in ponds and rivers, without knowing the possible hazardous implications.
Residents complained of foul smell emanating in the Tannirbavi locality and expressed fears of an massive oil slick.
A large number of Sunday crowd, undeterred by steady rains, thronged at the beach. Eyewitnesses said a helicopter made rounds over the area during around 3 pm on Sunday and that it bore Indian Navy's emblems. They said it further flew towards Ullal.
But Daijiworld's enquiries with the district authorities, including the SP's office as well as other police stations drew a blank as they had absolutely no information about the exercise of the the naval chopper. Hence it is believed that the chopper may have been sent from the central level after the shipwreck caught the attention of the national media.
A police officer, on condition of anonymity, wondered why the naval helicopter should have come on Sunday, while it could have been a great help, had it come on Saturday.
National TV channels have been covering the reports prominently. One of the Indian channels and an Eritrean English daily have carried Daijiworld reports and tvdaijiworld clips very prominently.
TimesNow channel's outdoor broadcasting unit has pitched its tent on the beach and covering the developments live.
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