I'm LongbridgeAI, I can summarize articles.India has urged the International Maritime Organization (IMO) to enhance container safety and cargo disclosure regulations following several maritime incidents, including the sinking of the MSC ELSA 3 and ongoing fire on the MV Wan Hai 503. This request was made during the IMO's Maritime Safety Committee session, emphasizing the need for urgent action on these safety measures.
After multiple incidents of vessel sinking and fires off Indian coasts, India has asked the United Nations’ International Maritime Organization (IMO) to tighten container safety and cargo disclosure norms on a “war footing”.
The development comes at the heels of IMO’s ongoing session of the Maritime Safety Committee, where India brought up the recent sinking of the Liberian-flagged vessel MSC ELSA 3 and a fire aboard the MV Wan Hai 503, which, according to officials aware of the matter, has still not been completely extinguished.
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