Four crew members who disappeared like a cargo ship in Singapore burns from the shore of India

India’s coast guards continues to extinguish a fire on a cargo ship, ignited in Singapore in the Arabian Sea, near the shore of the southern Kerala state.

MV Wan Hai 503, which headed for the Indian city of Mumbai of Colombo in Sri Lanka, an internal container in the explosion reported on Monday, which led to a large fire on board.

Eighteen crew members have been rescued, while four are still missing. Singapore sent a team to assist in the rescue efforts.

The Indian National Ocean Information Services Center (INCOIS) has signaled to the Kerala coast due to potential spills and debris from oil from the ship.

Footage on Tuesday showed the MV Wan Hai 503, radiating large plum smoke, while the Indian Fleet and Coast Guard tried to extinguish the fire on board.

Coast security said fires and explosions continue to be seen on the ship.

In a search and rescue operation on Monday, 18 of the 22nd crew members were rescued and brought ashore, where some of them were being treated for injuries.

The crew members had abandoned the ship when the fire broke out and left a boat, after which they were rescued by the Navy, the India Ministry of Defense said.

Singaporean maritime and port administration (MPA) said four crew members are still missing – two of them are from Taiwan, one from Myanmar and one from Indonesia. MPA said he had sent a team to help save.

Kerala Vn Vasavan port minister said 50 containers from the ship had fallen into the sea.

The ship wore 100 tonnes of bunker oil, Mathrubhumi News reportedS Containers that fell from it were carried along the coast of Kerala, somewhat to say Manorama News and can head to its coastline for the next three days.

This is the second such incident from three weeks near the shore of Kerala. Last monthThe Liberian Smooth Court, carrying oil and dangerous loads, has leaked and sank into the Arabian Sea, causing fears that harmful substances can endanger the health of residents and marine life.

The State Government then banned fishing within a radius of a 20-kilometer of the shipwreck and announced compensation for families from fishing communities in four affected areas.

Kerala’s coastal section is rich in biodiversity, and the state is also an important tourist destination.

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