The Navy's INS Sujatha rescued three more crew members in the early hours of Sunday. They were still on board the Liberian ship, MSC Elsa 3, as it began to sink after capsizing. Already, twenty-one crew members were rescued by the Coast Guard on Saturday.
Earlier, containers were seen falling into the sea when the ship was sinking. Attempts to load the containers from the sinking ship into another ship of the company were unsuccessful. Attempts to save the cargo ship, MSC Elsa 3, also failed as rough seas and heavy rains posed a challenge to the rescue operations. The Navy now faces the daunting task of removing the containers that have fallen into the depths of the sea.
