
MV Nordlake
Mumbai can be tough on container ships. Last August the bulk carrier Khalijia 3 steered into the containership MSC Chitra , sinking her, causing a significant spill and closing the port for five days. Yesterday, the Indian warship, INS Vindhyagiri and Cyprus-flagged container vessel, MV Nordlake, collided head-on in Mumbai Harbor. No casualties or oil spill was reported but this time the warship got the worst of it. It is reported to have capsized after catching fire. An investigation of the collision has been launched by the Directorate General of Shipping. The Jewaharlal Nehru Port Trust blamed the collision on naval personnel.