Singapore-flagged ship catches fireplace off Kerala coast, Indian Navy, Coast Guard rush to rescue

Singapore-flagged container vessel MV Wan Hai 503 caught fireplace 78 nautical miles off the coast of Beypore in Kerala on Monday (June 9). Indian Coast Guard and Indian Navy’s belongings have been deployed to assist the ship.

In a publish on social media, the Defence Public Relations Workplace (PRO) in Kochi mentioned that in response to the report of the fireplace onboard MV Wan Hai 503, the Indian Navy had diverted INS Surat and deliberate a DO sortie from INS Garuda.
The Indian Coast Guard, alternatively, deployed a CG Dornier plane amongst different belongings for rescue & evaluation.

🚨 On 09 Jun 25, fireplace incident reported onboard Singapore-flagged container vessel MV Wan Hai 503 , 78 NM off #Beypore.⁰🔹 @indiannavy diverted INS Surat & deliberate DO sortie from #INSGaruda.⁰🔹 @IndiaCoastGuard deployed a number of belongings together with CG Dornier for rescue &… pic.twitter.com/rf7n6gfLA6

— PRO Defence Kochi (@DefencePROkochi) June 9, 2025

Additional updates by the Defence PRO talked about that 5 Coast Guard ships– Sachet, Arnvesh, Samudra Prahari, Abhinav, and Rajdoot– have been concerned within the rescue mission. A C144 plane was additionally included within the checklist of belongings deployed.

The presence of Samudra Prahari, which specialises in air pollution management and containing oil spills, means that preparedness is being ensured in case of a discharge from the ship. The vessel was nonetheless on fireplace and adrift at 2 pm.

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Of the 22 crew, 18 crew have deserted the ship on boat.
Crew being rescued by CG and IN belongings.
Vessel is presently on fireplace and adrift.@indiannavy @IndiaCoastGuard @IN_HQSNC @IN_WNC pic.twitter.com/5Uqskt0iHJ

— PRO Defence Kochi (@DefencePROkochi) June 9, 2025

Of the 22 crew members onboard MV Wan Haai 503, 18 have deserted the ship on boat and are being rescued by ICG and Indian Navy. The reason for the fireplace shouldn’t be recognized but. No casualties have been reported to this point.

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