HARI LEELA

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Helicopter crashed during medevac - two dead and one missing

On Sep 2, 2024, the 'Hari Leela', en route from Kandla, requested the medevac of a crew member approximately 30 nautical miles off the coast of Gujarat. At 11 p.m. local time, the Indian Coast Guard dispatched an Advanced Light Helicopter (ALH) to evacuate the injured cman. The region was on high alert due to the approaching cyclonic weather conditions. While conducting the operation, the helicopter, which had two pilots and two divers on board, was forced to make an emergency landing, which was described as a hard landing in the sea. Later, the helicopter sank. The Coast Guard launched an SAR operation to locate the missing crew members. One of them was rescued, and the search for the remaining three was ongoing. On Sep 3, two bodies were discovered in the Arabian Sea waters, One member of the crew of the crashed helicopter was still missing.

Tanker caused oil spill on Mississippi

The US Coast Guard was responding to a heavy fuel oil discharge into the Mississippi River near Norco on April 22, 2018, from the "Iver Expoter". An estimate of 1,400 gallons of fuel oil was discharged into the river. The source of the discharge is secured and the vessel is currently moored at the Shell Norco Manufacturing Complex. The Unified Command conducted overflights, on-water and shoreline assessments and found shoreline impact from mile marker 126 to 122. At present, the Unified Command has deployed 40 people and six vessels in response to the incident. Air monitoring was being conducted along the impacted region, and air quality remained safe.

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