The Central team inspecting the ship allegedly carrying radioactive substance near Alang coast ruled out any leakage in the vessel as alleged by its owner.The team comprising senior advisor from the ministry of steel, head of the radiology safety division, Atomic Regulatory Board, and officers from the environment ministry inspected the ship 'Platinum II' anchored near Gopnath on Tuesday, some 40 nautical miles from the Alang coast in Bhavnagar district.

They were accompanied by officials of the Gujarat Maritime Board (GMB). The team members ruled out any leakage in the ship, as alleged by its owner Komalkant Sharma of Leela Shipbreaking Ltd on Monday. “There is absolutely no leakage in the ship. Our inspection is still on,” one of the Central government team members said.

Sharma had claimed there were cracks in the bottom of the ship because of which water entered it during high tide. He had claimed he had written to the GMB about the issue, but there was no action. The Central team is here as part of an inquiry ordered by Environment Minister Jairam Ramesh last week after NGO Indian Platform on Ship-breaking (IPOS), alleged that Platinum-II was loaded with toxic polychlorinated biphenyl (PCB) along with radioactive substances.