KOLKATA: The Indian Air Force (IAF) Mi-17 V5 helicopter waiting at Frasersgunj may be called in again on Tuesday to dump more water on the MV SSL Kolkata, from which smoke was emerging again on Monday.Though no flame was spotted by Coast Guard Dorniers that overflew the abandoned ship, there was some smoke from the centre of the vessel over which the IAF helicopter had dumped nearly 20,000 litres of water using a 'Bambi' bucket system on Sunday."The smoke is not as dense as it was earlier. Maybe the ship will require some more cooling. There could also be some minor fires burning at locations that aren't visible from the air. A final call will be taken by the salvage experts from SMIT Salvage, Singapore, who proceeded to the spot on Monday morning," a senior Coast Guard official said.The nine salvage experts on the ICGS Rajkiran met with a platform support ship that arrived from Kakinada near Sagar Island and then proceeded towards the MV SSL Kolkata. The high-sea state delayed progress and it was dark by the time they reached the site. The platform support ship has both firefighting and pollution-control equipment and will allow the experts from SMIT to take a closer look at the damage on board the anchored vessel."A salvage tug from Singapore is likely to reach the location in the three-four days. After the experts ascertain that things are safe, they may ask IAF or Navy to be air-dropped on the deck to prepare for towing," the official said.

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