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Singapore-flagged container ship MV Wan Hai catches fire off Kerala coast. Photo: Defence PRO Kochi/X

Singapore container ship catches fire off Kerala coast, Indian Navy responds

India Blooms News Service | @indiablooms | Jun 09, 2025, at 02:17 pm

An explosion occurred on the Singapore-flagged container ship MV Wan Hai 503 off the Kerala coast on Monday, Indian Defence PRO said.

The incident occurred when the ship was approximately 70 nautical miles west of Beypore and 40 nautical miles west of Ezhimala in Kannur.

The ship was expected to reach Mumbai on Tuesday.

"On 09 Jun 25, fire incident reported onboard Singapore-flagged container vessel MV Wan Hai 503 , 78 NM off #Beypore," the Defence PRO Kochi posted on X.

#Update
Of the 22 crew, 18 crew have abandoned the ship on boat.
Crew being rescued by CG and IN assets.
Vessel is presently on fire and adrift.@indiannavy @IndiaCoastGuard @IN_HQSNC @IN_WNC pic.twitter.com/5Uqskt0iHJ
— PRO Defence Kochi (@DefencePROkochi) June 9, 2025

The PRO office said out of the 22 crew, 18 crew have abandoned the ship on boat.

Sharing details on the ship, the office said: "Crew being rescued by CG and IN assets."

#Update
Indian Coast Guard Ships #Sachet, #Arnvesh #SamudraPrahri, #Abhinav #Rajdoot and #C144 are involved in the rescue operation. @IndiaCoastGuard
File 📸 : pic.twitter.com/Z7mvDYz0Sf
— PRO Defence Kochi (@DefencePROkochi) June 9, 2025

"Vessel is presently on fire and adrift," the office said.

Indian Coast Guard Ships Sachet, Arnvesh, Samudra Prahri, Abhinav, Rajdoot and C144 are involved in the rescue operation.

The ship had reportedly left Sri Lankan capital Colombo on June 7.

#Singapore # Singapore Ship #Kerala # MV Wan Hai 503

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