Chennai: Three days after a Dornier aircraft of the Coast Guard went missing off Chennai, the search operations team detected an oil spill near the Karaikal Coast on Thursday.
The Indian Oil Corporation has sent the water samples to determine whether it is aviation fuel or it is diesel used by fishing boats.
"The oil layer was spotted close to the probable area of crash. The water sample has been sent for analysis," said Coast Guard Commander SK Sharma.
The Navy and Coast Guard have extended their search by around 125 kilometres from the coast off Karaikal to Chennai."The wind movement is towards this side and we've positioned ourselves here so we could locate any wreckage that may move this way," Mr Sharma added.
Fifteen ships belonging to both the Coast Guard and the Indian Navy are a part of the search mission, in addition to the advanced Boeing Poseidon P81 surveillance aircrafts, which are known for their maritime surveillance capability.
11/06/15 J Sam Daniel Stalin/NDTV.com
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The Indian Oil Corporation has sent the water samples to determine whether it is aviation fuel or it is diesel used by fishing boats.
"The oil layer was spotted close to the probable area of crash. The water sample has been sent for analysis," said Coast Guard Commander SK Sharma.
The Navy and Coast Guard have extended their search by around 125 kilometres from the coast off Karaikal to Chennai."The wind movement is towards this side and we've positioned ourselves here so we could locate any wreckage that may move this way," Mr Sharma added.
Fifteen ships belonging to both the Coast Guard and the Indian Navy are a part of the search mission, in addition to the advanced Boeing Poseidon P81 surveillance aircrafts, which are known for their maritime surveillance capability.
11/06/15 J Sam Daniel Stalin/NDTV.com
