Chennai oil spill

On January 28, 2017,two cargo ships collided off the Ennore coast in Chennai causing oil to spill into the sea. The spill has been polluting Chennai’s beaches too.

Updated - December 04, 2021 11:58 pm IST

Published - February 03, 2017 01:34 pm IST

The floating oil along the shore of north Chennai came as a shock to the fishing villages, since the Port authorities had said on Saturday that there was only a thin sheen from the ships and it would disappear soon.

The floating oil along the shore of north Chennai came as a shock to the fishing villages, since the Port authorities had said on Saturday that there was only a thin sheen from the ships and it would disappear soon.

Due to wave action and the southern current, the spill spread some 34 km till Vettuvankeni in the south, making patterns in the sand. At least a thousand volunteers have been removing the sludge.

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A Coast Guard Pollution Response Team along with Pollution Control Board officials and volunteers are seen tackling the oil spill at Ernavoor in north Chennai.

A disaster that’s still unfolding

Jayanthi Natarajan

Blobs of oil from the Ennore spill seen on the Mamallapuram beach, near the Shore Temple. — Photo: Special arrangement

As clean-up continues, oil spill reaches Mamallapuram

Deepa H. Ramakrishnan

A total of 208 tonnes of oil sludge was collected manually and 99,000 litres of oil and water were collected through super suckers in the clean-up operations that concluded on Thursday

A slick on the shore and the murky aftermath

Deepa H. Ramakrishnan,T.K. Rohit

Volunteers trying to clean up the sludge that washed ashore in Chennai.

‘Liability could touch millions’

Sanjay Vijayakumar

Vessel captain was warned about possible collision: port chief

Special Correspondent

Oil leak: Tiruvallur Police seek details from TNPCB

Special Correspondent

Oil spill off Chennai coast.

NGT seeks response of Centre, T.N. on oil spill

O. Panneerselvam being briefed by a naval officer about the site at Ernavur. — Photo: B. Jothi Ramalingam

Fish safe for consumption: OPS

Special Correspondent

Volunteers trying to clean up the sludge that washed ashore in Chennai.

Central Pollution Control Board assessing oil spill

Fishermen are being forced to dry most of their daily catch.

Oil spill-hit fishermen plan food festival as sales, prices fall sharply

Special Correspondent

Oil spill threatens Chennai's beaches

Early on Saturday, two cargo ships collided at the Kamarajar Port at Ennore, Chennai. MT Maple was leaving the port after offloading an LPG consignment. MT Dawn Kanchipuram (pictured here) was entering with a full load of petrol and lubricants.

Chennai oil spill

‘Port, vessel owners’ response to oil spill tardy’

Chennai, 03/02/2017 : The oiil floating off Marina seen moving towards the shore. ICGS Varad, an offshore patrol vehicle of the Coast Guard which was deployed for oil spill assessment and neutralisation which was spread over 31 km from Kamarajar Port in Ennore to Adyar Creek . The oil spill that was triggered by the collision of two container ships MT BW Maple an LPG carrying British ship and M.T.Dawn Kanchipuram an oil container vessel owned by Mumbai-based Arya Voyagers, near the Kamarajar Port in Ennore has entered Day 6 on Friday. Photo : S. R. Raghunathan

Chennai oil spill: 65 tonnes of sludge removed, says Centre

Pollution central: the Ennore oil spill

The Hindu Net Desk

HC directs TN govt to urgently look into oil spill issue

Massive effort on to clear oil slick

Deepa H. Ramakrishnan

Hyderabad’s INCOIS working on spill

Coast Guard personnel and volunteers involved in clean up operation.

When volunteers worked like a well-oiled machine

Deepa H. Ramakrishnan

An aerial view of the Marina beach in Chennai on Thursday.

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Operations on to clean up Chennai beaches of oil

The Hindu Net Desk

An aerial view of the Marina beach in Chennai on Thursday.

Chennai oil spill: HC refuses to detain vessels

Fish market opened at Nadukuppam

Special Correspondent

Minister downplays ecological impact

Special Correspondent

Fish sales take a hit after spill

Olive Ridley turtles may be in trouble

Tanker companies should be held responsible for clean up & compensation, legal experts say

Twenty tonnes of oil is in the sea: Coast Guard

Deepa H. Ramakrishnan

Oil pollution threatens Chennai’s beaches too

Deepa H. Ramakrishnan

Following the oil spill, marine habitat was destroyed resulting in death of sea turtles. A view of turtles washed ashore along the Ernavoor Shore in North Chennai on Sunday.

Chennai oil spill dooms turtles

Special Correspondent

Coast Guard Pollution Response Team tackling the oil spill in the sea at Ernavoor, north Chennai, on Sunday.

‘Misjudgment caused collision of ships’

Cargo ships collide at Ennore port

N Anand,Deepa H. Ramakrishnan

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