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Cargo vessel catches fire; 4 crew missing, 18 rescued by Coast Guard

Cargo vessel catches fire; 4 crew missing, 18 rescued by Coast Guard

Kozhikode, June 9 (UNI) A Singapore-flagged vessel (MV Wan Hai 503) caught fire near Beypore port, around 78 nautical miles from the coast of Beypore, around 9.30am, while en route from Colombo to Nhava Sheva Port in Mumbai, a defence spokesperson said in Kochi.
The vessel departed Colombo, Sri Lanka with 22 crew on board on June 6, for Mumbai, with an estimated time of arrival on June 9.
On receipt of information, Indian Coast Guard (ICG) assets were diverted immediately and are coordinating rescue operations for the crew.

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