Four crew members missing as Singapore cargo ship burns off India coast

The Coast Guard in India continues in efforts to set fire to a cargo ship in Singapore in the Arab Sea near the coast of the southern state of Kerala.

MV Wan Hai 503, who was heading to the Indian city of Mumbai from Colombo in Sri Lanka, reported an indoor container explosion on Monday, which led to a large fire on the plane.

Eighteen crew members were rescued, while four are still missing. Singapore has sent a team to help rescue efforts.

The Indian National Center for Ocean Information Services (Incois) issued an alert to the coast of Kerala due to the potential oil spill and the debris of the ship.

On Tuesday, footage showed that MV WAN HaI 503 emitted from large smoke columns, as the Indian navy and coast guard tried to extinguish the fire on the plane.

The Coast Guard said fires and explosions continued on the ship.

In the search and rescue process that was carried out on Monday, 18 crew members were rescued from the ship and brought to the beach where some of them are treated due to injuries.

The Ministry of Defense in India said that the crew members had abandoned the ship when the fire broke out and left on a boat rescued by the navy.

Maritimi and Singapore Port (MPA) said that four crew members are still missing – two of them from Taiwan, one from Mayanmar and one of Indonesia. MPA said she sent a rescue help team.

Kerala VAN VASAVAN minister said that 50 containers of the ship fell into the sea.

The ship was carrying 100 tons of independent oil, Mathrubhumi News I mentioned. The containers from which they fell were drifting along the coast of Kerala, Incois He said Manorama News, and can be drifted towards its coast in the next three days.

This is the second three -week accident near the coast of Kerala state. last monthA bowl of the liberty that carries oil and dangerous goods leaked and sank in the Arab Sea, which raised fears that harmful substances can endanger the health of the population and marine life.

After that, the state government banned fishing in a radius of 20 miles from the ship’s wreckage and announced compensation for families from fishing communities in four affected areas.

Kerala coast extension is rich in biological diversity and the state is also an important tourist destination.

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