US EditionExplosion reported on Singapore-flagged ship off Kerala coast, Indian Navy responds
- On June 9, a fire broke out aboard the Singapore-registered container ship Wan Hai 503 approximately 78 nautical miles off the coast of Kerala in the Arabian Sea.
- The fire started after multiple container explosions onboard and followed the vessel's departure from Colombo on June 7, bound for Mumbai.
- Eighteen of the 22 crew members abandoned ship by jumping into the sea and were rescued by MV One Marvel, while four remain missing during ongoing search efforts.
- The vessel, carrying hazardous materials including flammable liquids and toxic substances, remains on fire and adrift as Indian Coast Guard and Navy coordinate firefighting and rescue operations.
- This incident follows another May sinking off Kerala that released 100 containers, and authorities have yet to determine the cause or identify the lost cargo from Wan Hai 503.
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Singapore-flagged ship carrying toxic oil explodes off Indian coast
NEW DELHI: India’s Coast Guard and Navy were struggling on Tuesday to extinguish a fire on a Singapore-flagged cargo ship that exploded in the Arabian Sea, triggering an alarm over its load of 100 tonnes of bunker oil. The MV Wan Hai 503, en route to Mumbai from Sri Lanka, reported an internal container explosion on Monday, which triggered a major fire on board as the vessel
India Searches For Missing Crew As Container Ship Sinks - Worthy Christian News
By Stefan J. Bos, Chief International Correspondent, Worthy News NEW DELHI (Worthy News) – The Indian Coast Guard was frantically searching for missing crew members after an explosion and subsequent fire were reported onboard a Singapore-flagged container ship off the coast of Kerala in southern India. Commandant Amit Uniyal said in a statement monitored by Worthy News that of the 22 crew members onboard the MV Wan Hai 503, 18 abandoned the vess…
Explosions, Fires on Singapore-flagged Cargo Ship in Indian Ocean
KOCHI, India—Multiple explosions and fires erupted on a cargo ship bound for India’s financial capital, Mumbai, on Monday, causing 40 containers to fall into the Arabian Sea and forcing several crew members to jump overboard to escape the flames, officials said. The Singapore-flagged WAN HAI 503 met with an accident about 90 miles off the coast of the southern Indian state of Kerala, said Shekhar Kuriakose, secretary of the state’s disaster mana…
Explosions, flames on board, about 40 containers fallen into the Arabian Sea, several wounded and four missing crew members. It is the result of a fire unleashed on the freighter WAN HAI 503, flagged by Singapore, on its way to the financial capital of India, Bombay. The accident has occurred about 144 km (90 miles) off the coast of the southern state of Kerala, as stated by the secretary of the state disaster management authority Shekhar Kuriak…
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