Kerala: A major incident took place near the coast of Kerala, where the container ship MV Van High 503 of Singapore has exploded. On receiving information about this blast, the Indian Navy has taken immediate steps for relief and rescue operations and diverting INS Surat towards Kochi.
Morning incident happened in the morning
According to the Defense Public Relations Officer, today at around 10:30 am on Monday morning, the sea-operating center of Mumbai informed the Kochi counterparts about the underdech explosion in the ship. The ship with a draft of about 270 meters long and 12.5 meters, this ship left from Colombo on 7 June and was scheduled to reach Mumbai on 10 June.
Dornier aircraft will take big responsibility
INS Surat was diverted at around 11 am to find out the situation and help immediately to help the Indian Navy. Along with this, a flight of Dornier aircraft is also being prepared from INS Garuda, a naval airport in Kochi, which will be sent to take stock of the ship’s position and rescue operations. Relief work is going on at this time and the Navy team is engaged in finding the seriousness of the incident. The crew on the ship will be made public as soon as it gets information about safety and damage.
There was a big incident earlier also
Let me tell you, MSC Elsa-3 was drowned in the morning near the Kerala coast near Kerala coast in May. There were about 640 containers on the ship, some of which had extremely deadly materials and calcium carbide. The ship was going to Kochi from Vijhinjam, when the balance deteriorated by bending 26 degrees 38 natical miles away and sent a crisis sign. Kochi Marine Rescue Sub -Center immediately began the rescue operation. The team of Coast Guard rescued 21 crew members. With the help of INS Sujata, about three senior officials on the ship were also reserved. Let me tell you, citizens of Russia, Ukraine, Georgia and Philippines were present at that time.
Let me tell you, today this incident in Kerala has increased concern about maritime security. The authorities have appealed to the public to remain calm and follow only reliable sources for official information.
