Nearly 100 containers that fell into the waters following the collision between two merchant vessels off the Mumbai coast are still missing and two of them are carrying hazardous chemicals.

A sessions court on Tuesday granted interim bail till Wednesday to the captain of cargo vessel MV Khalijia 111, which had collided with another cargo ship MSC Chitra resulting in a major oil spill off

In the wake of the collision between two ships and the subsequent oil spill off the coast here, the BMC has started conducting random checks of seafood items in civic markets to ensure they are hygien

Mumbai harbour, which has been affected by the recent oil spill, would be cleared for transportation by August 15, Parliament was informed on Tuesday.

Environmentalists say the oil leak in the sea off Mumbai due to the sinking of a ship would lead to an ecological disaster. Efforts are on to remove the oil from the sea water.