Chennai: Officials from Customs and other
security agencies on Friday carried out checks on a
Malta-registered ship following an anonymous phone call
claiming that it was carrying some radioactive material.
The officials received the call saying that the ship,
identified as 'Garland' and on its way from Vishakapatnam, was
carrying some radioactive material, police said.
Coast Guard officials said it was a merchant ship and
had been docked in the Chennai Port limits.
Special teams are expected to arrive and make a
thorough check later in the day.
"Experts from Kalpakkam nuclear plant are expected to
make a thorough check to ascertain whether it is carrying
radioactive material," they said.
Bureau Report
First Published: Friday, November 20, 2009, 13:26