Calcium Carbide Spill off Kerala Coast: A Growing Environmental Concern
On May 24, 2025, a Liberian-flagged container ship, MSC ELSA 3, capsized off the Kochi coast in Kerala, India, spilling 640 containers into the sea. Among them, 12 containers held calcium carbide, a highly reactive chemical that poses serious environmental and safety risks. Authorities have since spotted these containers along the Kerala coast, prompting urgent … Read more