Watch: Fire breaks out on Singapore-flagged ship; 18 crew abandon burning container, rescued by Navy and Coast Guard, say defence sources | Kochi News

KOCHI: At least 4 crew members are lacking and 5 others have been injured after a hearth broke out aboard a Singapore-flagged container ship off the Kerala coast on Monday, in response to a Defence PRO.Defence sources mentioned 18 crew members deserted the burning vessel and have been rescued by the Indian Navy and Coast Guard throughout the operation.(*18*)The Maritime Operations Centre in Mumbai reported the fireplace to its Kochi counterpart round 10:30 am.The 270-metre-long vessel, with a draught of 12.5 metres, had departed from Colombo on June 7 and was scheduled to reach in Mumbai on June 10.“On 09 Jun 25, at about 1030 h, MOC (Koc) received an information from MOC (Mbi) about a reported underdeck fire onboard MV Wan Hai 503. The vessel is a Singapore Flag Container ship, 270 m long and draught 12.5m with LPC Colombo. The vessel departed Colombo on 07 Jun 25 with NPC Mumbai, 10 Jun,” the communication from the PRO learn.He mentioned that in response, the Indian Navy diverted INS Surat, which had been scheduled to dock in Kochi, to supply rapid help.The vessel’s course was altered at 11 am following directions from the Western Naval Command.Additionally, preparations are beneath solution to deploy a Navy Dornier plane from INS Garuda naval air station in Kochi to judge circumstances and handle help operations.