Explosive Incident on Wan Hai 503: Coast Guard’s Response
On the morning of June 9th, around 0930 hours, the Indian Coast Guard received a distress signal. It was from the Singapore-flagged container ship Wan Hai 503. This followed an explosion and fire onboard one of the containers. The incident occurred approximately 88 nautical miles off the coast of Beypore. The vessel had departed Colombo on June 6th with 22 crew members. It was en route to Nhava Sheva Port in Mumbai. The ship was expected to arrive on June 9th. Indian Coast Guard comes to rescue Following the alert, Coast Guard units were swiftly redirected to assist in the…