More than five weeks after two vessels collided in the approach channel to the Indian port of Mumbai, almost 200 containers which fell into the water are still missing, a port official confirmed yesterday.

The containers, including some packed with hazardous materials, went overboard when the MSC Chitra was struck by the cargo vessel Khalijia-III on 7 August.

It was reported that around 250 containers had gone overboard, some of which had floated and been recovered. More than 100 that remained aboard the stricken vessel have also been removed.