Singapore cargo ship catches fire off Kerala coast

Wan Hai 503, a Singapore-flagged container ship en route to Mumbai from Colombo, caught fire off the coast of Kozhikode, Kerala.

Of the 22 crew members onboard, four crew members remain unaccounted for. According to media reports, multiple explosions and fires erupted on the Wan Hai 503 cargo ship, causing 40 containers to fall into the Arabian Sea and forcing several crew members to jump overboard to escape the flames.