On Tuesday, the Chinese Embassy in India expressed gratitude to the Indian Navy and Coast Guard in Mumbai for their quick and professional rescue members of the crew on board the container ship MV Wan Hai 503, which hit the onboard explosion and fire of 44 remedial miles from Krarala’s Azhikkal.
The Chinese and Taiwanese crew members were among the MV Wan Hai on the MV, Jing said. A spokesman for the Chinese Foreign Ministry wished successful search operations and rapid recovery for injured crew members.
She declared a statement in response to a contribution shared by the Indian Coast Guard on X, which mentioned that the Indian Coast Guard responded to a fire incident on Singapore’s Flagged MV Wan Hai 503.
Explosion aboard the Singapore Flagged vessel
Four crew members were announced that they were missing and five injured after the explosion under the deck were reported aboard the MV Wan Hai 503, while it was at the passage from Colombo to Nhava Shev. Indian coastline guards were deployed for fire and rescue operations.
According to the Indian Coast Guard, four crew members were reported after the explosion on Monday and five others suffered injuries. The vessel carried containerized cargo and had a total crew 22 on board. CGDO was diverted to the task for assessment.
According to the Indian Navy, the ship carried 22 crew members, including eight Chinese, six Taiwans, five Myanmarese and three Indonesian nationals. After the explosion and escalation of the fire, the crew left the ship. The MV showed an explosion of the inner container and the main fire on board.
A quick response of the Indian coastline
The Indian Coast Guard units were immediately diverted for assessment and help. ICGS Rajdoot from New Mangalore, ICGS Arnvesh off Kochi and ICGS Sachet Off Agatti have been diverted for help. In the X post, the Indian Coast Guard said the ICG aircraft evaluated this scene and dropped the air storage.
“The rapid reaction of India Coast Guard after an explosion to the Singapore flooring MV Wan Hai 503, 130 Nm NW Kerala coast. The ICG aircraft evaluated the scene and dropped air-by-air. 04 ICG ships diverted to rescue.”
Fires and explosions were reported from the middle ships to the container bay in front of the block of accommodation. The fire forward is under control, but thick smoke is still observed.
The vessel lists approximately 10-15 degrees to the harbor and other containers were reported overboard. Indian ships of the coastal guard Samura Prague and Sachet perform operations of firefighting joints and border cooling, while ICG Ship Samarth and Salvors are located from Kochi. Further updates will follow, added Coast Guard Pro.
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