Almost eight years after the Black Rose ship carrying iron ore sank in the sea near Paradip, the Union Shipping and Water Resources Ministry has recommended for a CBI probe.

Paradip Port Chairman Rinkesh Roy had written a letter to the Union Shipping and Water Resources Ministry recommending for a probe by the Central investigation agency.

Roy wrote the letter to the Ministry after two PPT trustee members Pratap Mishra and Bhubananda Jena sought a CBI probe into the Black Rose episode during a trustee board meeting held on December 15, 2017.

The members demanded a thorough investigation by CBI into the incident in which Black Rose vessel sank close to Paradip port on September 9, 2009.

Though the Mongolian vessel Black Rose did not have any valid licence or insurance documents, it was allowed to dock in the port and two firms of Odisha dispatched iron ore fines.

While the vessel capsized on September 9, 2009, its registration was valid only up to April 2009.

CBI to probe Black Rose capsize