The Embassy confirmed information about the wreck of a ship with a Russian citizen near India.

On May 26, the Russian Embassy in India, in an interview with Izvestia, confirmed information about the sinking of a container ship with dangerous cargo in the Arabian Sea. There is a Russian citizen among the sailors of the vessel, he was not injured in the incident.

"All 24 sailors on board have been brought ashore," the diplomatic mission said.

According to the embassy, the sailors are in the migration control zone. The Consulate General establishes contact with a Russian citizen.

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The fact that the container ship MSC ELSA 3 under the flag of Liberia with tons of diesel fuel and fuel oil sank off the coast of India became known on May 25. In total, there were 640 containers on board, of which 13 were with dangerous goods and 12 with calcium carbide. Presumably, the ship capsized due to flooding of one of the holds.