The vessel had 84.44 metric tonnes of diesel and 367.1 metric tonnes of furnace oil in its tanks as well as containers carrying hazardous materials.

The ship was carrying 640 containers, including 13 with hazardous cargo like calcium carbide, which releases flammable acetylene gas ... plan for sweeping cuts tanks morale Steelers' TJ Watt's ...

A Liberian container ship, MSC ELSA 3, sank off Kerala, India, leaking oil and hazardous materials, including calcium carbide ...

As the water comes in contact with the calcium carbide in the basket. acetylene gas is generated ... governor whose case forms a base for the cylinder to rest on. From the base the delivery ...

The possible repercussions of the oil spill in Arabian Sea include threats to marine biodiversity including fish stocks, benthic organisms (creatures living on the seafloor), and sensitive coastal ...

Containers from a Liberian cargo ship that sank off the Kerala coast have started washing ashore, prompting authorities to ...

A Liberian cargo ship sank off the Kerala coast, causing an oil spill. DG Shipping is monitoring the situation every two ...

Kerala has declared an emergency after a Liberian cargo ship sank off its coast, with containers now washing ashore ...

"They have a protocol in place for that. Scientifically, if calcium carbide mixes with water, it can produce acetylene gas and calcium hydroxide. Acetylene is a highly inflammable gas when it ...

Acetylene, made by decomposing calcium carbide with water, is a vitally important industrial gas. Not only as a precursor in many chemical processes, but also as the fuel for the famous “blue ...