Flammable gas found on board MSC Chitra

TRACES of the flammable gas phosphine have been found on board MSC Chitra, the Mediterranean Shipping Co containership that has been out of action since a collision earlier this month forced the closure of India’s top container port complex.

One possibility being followed by investigators is that containers carrying aluminium phosphide have fallen into the hold of the vessel, India’s Directorate General of Shipping said in a statement.
However, there is no indication of any phosphine in the...

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