Four crew members are missing if the Singapore freight ship burned off the India coast

India’s Coast Guard is continuing efforts to catch fire on the Singapore cargo ship in the Arabian Sea near the Southern Kerala coast.

The MV Wan Hai 503, heading to the Indian Mumbai -Siti from Sri Lanka’s Colombo, reported about the internal container’s blast on Monday, leaving a major fire on board.

Eighteen crew members were rescued and four were missing. Singapore sent the team to assist in rescue efforts.

The Indian National Information Services Center (Incois) issued a warning about Kerala’s coast from the potential oil and garbage spill.

The shots on Tuesday show the MV Wan Hai 503 that threw out large smoke when the Indian fleet and the coast guard tried to extinguish the fire aboard.

The Coast Guard said the fires and explosions continued to see on the ship.

During the search and rescue operation, which was carried out on Monday, 18 out of 22 members of the ship’s crew were saved and taken to shore when some were treated from injuries.

The crew members abandoned the ship when the fire broke out and went out on the boat, after which they were rescued by a military -marital fleet, the Indian Defense Ministry said.

Singapore Sea and Port Power (MPA) said four crew members were missing – two of them from Taiwan, one of Myanmar and one of Indonesia. The IPA said she had sent the team to help rescue.

Minister Kerala Parts VV Vasavan said 50 containers from the ship fell into the sea.

The ship transported 100 tons of bunker oil, Mathrubhumi News report. The containers that fell off it are drifted along the Kerala coast, Incois detach Manorama News, and in the next three days could drift to the shoreline.

This is the second such incident in three weeks off the Kerala coast. Last monthA vessel with a Liberian ship carried oil and a dangerous cargo, leaked and dropped into the Arabian Sea, causing fears that harmful substances may threaten the health of residents and sea life.

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

The coastal area of ​​Kerala is a rich biodiversity, and the state is also an important tourist destination.

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