2025 Container ship fire in coast of Kerala

2025 Container ship fire in coast of Kerala

2025 Container ship fire in coast of Kerala (Kerala)
Date	9 March 2025
Location	coast of Kerala (Arabian Sea) off Kerala, India
Coordinates	10°55′47″N74°39′26″E / 10.92972619802041°N 74.65731305816641°E / 10.92972619802041; 74.65731305816641
Type	Ship collision
Deaths	0
Non-fatal injuries	10
Missing	4 [1]

The Container ship fire in coast of Kerala occurred after the Singapore-flagged cargo ship vessel MV Wan Hai 503 was capsized on coast of Kerala (Arabian Sea) off Kerala. On 9 June 2025, The Kerala ^[2] government and the Indian Coast Guard promptly responded to the situation. ^{[3] [4]}

Involved ships

The vessels involved were the Singapore-registered container ship MV Wan Hai 503. ^[5]

Incident

On 9 June 2025, The 268-metre (879 ft) Singapore container ship MV Wan Hai 503 caught fire 78 nautical miles off the port of Beypore in the Kerala coastal area of India. It was carrying 22 crew members - four of whom are missing. The explosion immediately caused the heavy containers to burst and the ship to catch fire. The ship is carrying 2,128 metric tonnes of fuel and hundreds of containers. ^{[6] [7] [8]}

Aftermath

After the incident, the Indian Coast Guard launched a rescue operation and worked to extinguish the fire. ^[9]

See also

• 2025 Kerala oil spill

References

1. "Kerala: Four crew members missing as Singapore cargo ship burns off India coast". www.bbc.com. June 10, 2025.
2. Watson, Angus (2025-06-10). "Indian coast guard battles massive fire on container ship listing off Kerala". CNN. Retrieved 2025-06-13.
3. Jayanth, A. S. (2025-06-12). "Ship on fire casts a pall of gloom over Kerala coast". The Hindu. ISSN   0971-751X . Retrieved 2025-06-13.
4. www.ETInfra.com. "Indian authorities attempt to tow container ship on fire with dangerous cargo off southern coast - ET Infra". ETInfra.com. Retrieved 2025-06-13.
5. "Explosion and fire hit Singapore-flagged container ship off southern Indian coast". AP News. 2025-06-09. Retrieved 2025-06-13.
6. "Kerala: Officials race to tow burning ship away from India coast to prevent 'ecological disaster'". www.bbc.com. 2025-06-12. Retrieved 2025-06-13.
7. "Fire on cargo ship off India sparks fears of 'ecological disaster'". Sky News. Retrieved 2025-06-13.
8. "Burning vessel off Kannur coast has hazardous, toxic cargo; manifest handed over to Kerala govt". Burning vessel off Kannur coast has hazardous, toxic cargo; manifest handed over to Kerala govt. Retrieved 2025-06-13.
9. Newspaper, The Peninsula (2025-06-12). "India battles container ship fire with 'hazardous' cargo". thepeninsulaqatar.com. Retrieved 2025-06-13.