In a powerful display of maritime cooperation and humanitarian spirit, India has earned praise from China for its swift and heroic rescue of 22 crew members aboard a Chinese cargo vessel that caught fire off the coast of Kerala. The ship, MV SSL Mumbai, was traveling from Colombo to Nhava Sheva Port near Mumbai when Read More…
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INS Surat Brings 18 Crew to Safety After Dramatic Rescue from Blaze-Hit Singaporean Ship off Indian Coast
Mangaluru: In a remarkable maritime rescue operation, the Indian Navy’s frontline warship INS Surat docked at New Mangalore Port after saving 18 crew members from a fire-engulfed Singapore-flagged container ship in the Arabian Sea. Among those rescued, six injured crew members have been hospitalized in Mangaluru and are reported to be in stable condition. The Read More…
Massive Fire Erupts on Cargo Ship Off Kerala Coast; Dozens of Containers Lost to Sea
Kochi: A dramatic maritime incident unfolded early Monday as a Singapore-flagged cargo vessel, WAN HAI 503, caught fire off the Kerala coast, forcing nearly 50 containers into the sea. The ship, carrying around 650 containers, was en route from Colombo to Mumbai when the blaze broke out. The incident occurred approximately 20 nautical miles west Read More…