According to the Indian Navy, the vessel carried 22 crew members, including eight Chinese, six Taiwanese, five Myanmarese, and three Indonesian nationals. Following the explosion and escalation of the fire,

Efforts to salvage a burning cargo ship in the Arabian Sea off Kerala face challenging weather and cargo risks.

The Indian Coast Guard says an explosion and fire have been reported onboard a Singapore-flagged container ship off the coast of Kerala in southern India.