A fire broke out on Monday morning in Singapore’s cargo ship MV WAN HAI 503 in Kochi, Kerala. There were 22 crew members on board the cargo during the incident. 18 of these people jumped into the sea after the fire broke out. Some of them have suffered burns. However, everyone has been rescued. 4 crew members are reported to be missing. According to the Indian Coast Guard, among the rescued crew members, eight are citizens of China, six of Taiwan, five of Myanmar and three of Indonesia. The search for the missing crew members is on. Many pictures of the accident have surfaced, which showed that there was a fire in the middle of the ship. Initial reports have revealed that 1015 containers have fallen off the ship. An official of Azhikkal Port in Kerala said that the containers on the ship contain dangerous chemicals. It can be fatal if spilled in water. According to ICG, the cargo ship left Sri Lanka’s Colombo Port on June 7. It was to reach Jawaharlal Nehru Port (Nhava Sheva Port) in Navi Mumbai on June 10. According to defense officials, at 10.30 am on Monday, Mumbai Maritime Operation Center informed the maritime officials of Kochi about the fire in the cargo. 3 pictures of the fire in the cargo… The Coast Guard said that two Dornier aircraft equipped with life rafts have been deployed to conduct aerial surveillance of the ship and assess the situation. Apart from this, 5 ships of the Coast Guard including special fire fighting and pollution ships have been sent to the spot. Thick smoke is continuously coming out of the cargo ship. If the fire is not extinguished, there is a possibility of explosion in the containers kept on it. Other ships have been advised to keep distance from the area around the ship. Liberia’s cargo ship had sunk in Kerala itself
Liberia’s cargo ship MSC Elsa 3 had sunk off the Kochi coast in Kerala. The Indian Coast Guard (ICG) and Navy had rescued all 24 crew members. The 640 containers loaded on the ship were filled with calcium carbide, diesel, furnace oil and some dangerous chemicals. The ship left for Kochi from Vizhinjam port in Kerala on 23 May. At around 1:25 pm on 24 May, it was reported that it was tilting by about 26 degrees at a distance of 38 nautical miles from the Kochi coast. As soon as the emergency was reported, the Marine Rescue Sub Center (MRSC) of ICG in Kochi started the rescue operation. By the evening of 24 May, 21 out of 24 crew members from Russia, Ukraine, Georgia and Philippines were rescued. Three senior crew members remained on the ship to try to save the ship from sinking. However, the tilt of the ship kept increasing and it sank today. Earlier, the Navy ship INS Sujata had also rescued the remaining 3 crew members. 3 pictures of ship sinking and rescue… …………………… Read this news related to the ship as well… How a ship with 640 containers sank in Kerala; many dangerous chemicals including calcium carbide are present; what will happen if it is found in the sea; Keep a small piece of calcium carbide in a room full of raw mangoes. The dangerous acetylene gas released from it will ripen the mangoes in the whole room in 2-3 days. 12 huge containers filled with calcium carbide, a piece of which is so deadly, fell into the sea near India. Read the complete news…
