A occurrence was reported connected committee a Singapore-flagged instrumentality vessel disconnected the seashore of Kerala connected Monday, a defence PRO said here.
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Officials had earlier said an detonation was reported from the ship, MV Wan Hai 503, but aboriginal clarified it was a fire.
The underdeck occurrence was archetypal reported astatine astir 10.30 americium by the Maritime Operations Centre successful Mumbai to their counterparts successful Kochi.
The 270-metre-long vessel, with a draught of 12.5 metres, had near Colombo connected June 7 and was en way to Mumbai, expected to get determination connected June 10.
A connection from the PRO read, “On 09 Jun 25, astatine astir 1030 h, MOC (Koc) received an accusation from MOC (Mbi) astir a reported underdeck occurrence onboard MV Wan Hai 503. The vas is simply a Singapore Flag Container ship, 270 m agelong and draught 12.5m with LPC Colombo. The vas departed Colombo connected 07 Jun 25 with NPC Mumbai, 10 Jun.”
He said that successful response, the Indian Navy diverted INS Surat, which had been scheduled to dock successful Kochi, to supply contiguous assistance.
The Western Naval Command redirected the vas astatine 11 am, the PRO added.
A Navy Dornier craft sortie is besides being planned from the naval aerial presumption INS Garuda successful Kochi to measure the concern and coordinate support.
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