Поподне 24. по локалном времену, брод за превоз контејнера (МСЦ ЕЛСА 3) у власништву МСЦ-а нагнуто је 38 наутичких миља од обале Цоцхина на југозападној Индији, узрокујући да многи контејнери падну у море и на крају потонују у рано јутро 25. године .
The Indian Ministry of Defense issued a statement saying: The freighter flew the Liberian flag, the captain was from Russia, and 20 crew members were from the Philippines, 2 from Ukraine, and 1 crew member from Georgia, all of whom have been safely rescued. When the ship sank, there were 640 containers on board, of which 13 were loaded with dangerous goods and 12 were loaded with calcium carbide, but it was not specified what kind of dangerous goods were у контејнерима .
