Singapore-Flagged Cargo Ship Catches Fire Off Beypore Coast 🔥 🛳️
A major fire broke out aboard the Singapore-flagged container vessel MV Wan Hai 503 while it was sailing between Beypore and Azhikkal ports, approximately 78 nautical miles off the Kerala coast. The blaze triggered multiple explosions, causing 20 containers to fall into the sea.
Key Details:
– Vessel Specifications: 270-meter-long container ship
– Journey: Departed Colombo (June 7), en route to Mumbai (expected June 10)
– Crew Status: 22 crew members onboard; 18 jumped overboard and are currently in rescue boats awaiting evacuation.
– Current Situation: The ship remains on fire and adrift as emergency efforts continue.
Rescue Operations Underway
– The Maritime Operations Centre (MOC), Mumbai, alerted Kochi MOC about the underdeck fire around 10:30 AM on Monday.
– The Indian Navy & Coast Guard launched a coordinated rescue mission:
– 3 Coast Guard interceptor boats deployed from Kochi.
– Additional units rushed from Beypore; rescue boats expected to reach by 4 PM.
– INS Surat, originally headed to Kochi, diverted to assist the distressed vessel.
State Preparedness
Kerala CM Pinarayi Vijayan directed Ernakulam & Kozhikode District Collectors to prepare emergency medical facilities in case rescued crew are brought ashore.
Source: PRO Defence Kochi, Coast Guard inputs
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