Remains of sunken ship off Kerala coast causing damage to fishing nets, boats
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New Indian Express
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India.com
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Deccan Herald
16 hours ago
- Deccan Herald
Remains of sunken ship off Kerala coast causing damage to fishing nets, boats
A Liberian flagged container ship, MSC ELSA-3, with hazardous cargo sank in the Arabian sea off the Kerala coast on May 24.
