Taiwan on Wednesday thanked India for rescuing 18 crew members of the Singapore-flagged cargo vessel, WAN HAI 503, which recently caught fire about 70 nautical miles off the Kerala coast.
According to the spokesperson of the Indian Navy, the vessel had reported an internal container explosion and a resultant major fire onboard.
On Monday, the Indian Navy, in a closely coordinated Search And Rescue (SAR) operation with the Indian Coast Guard, DG Shipping and other stakeholders, safely rescued 18 out of 22 crew members.
The whereabouts of four other crew members attached to the ship’s Fire and Safety Department are being ascertained.
The 270-metre-long vessel had departed from Colombo on June 7 and was en route to Mumbai
