Strategic Security
Oil Spill Disasters and Sethusamudram - I: A Total Loss Accident Every 18 years?
By the very nature, ships ply in a high-risk operating environment, and accidents are a painful reality. Since shipping accidents and resulting oil spills can not be simply wished away, there are some pertinent questions to ask ? what is the probability of such a disaster in case of the proposed Sethusamudram Channel; What would be the impacts if such a disaster were to happen; What have the authorities done to prevent oil spills?; How are they prepared to respond to such a calamity if it were to happen?


