Around 2 am on January 28, two cargo ships collided in the sea off suburban Ennore near the city of Chennai. But later on January 31, Tiruvallur District Collector E Sundaravalli clarified that the shoreline in and around Ennore and Kasimedu in north Chennai was hit by an oil spill. WATCH VIDEO | Thousands Of People Gather To Clean Oil Spill Near Chennai After Two Ships CollideA senior port official told The Indian Express the leakage occurred much later, ostensibly due to the long delay in controlling the situation. Sundaravalli, on Jan 31, said three Chennai Metro Water’s super suckers (machines, mounted on trucks) were being deployed to remove the oil spill. While a section of the sea water had blackened post the spill, some turtles were found dead near the north Chennai shoreline.

Source: Indian Express February 02, 2017 09:47 UTC