Overview

• An explosion in one container on June 9 triggered multiple onboard blasts that sparked a major fire and prompted the crew to abandon the ship.
• Eighteen of the 22 crew were rescued by the Indian Coast Guard and Navy, with one sustaining critical injuries and four—two Taiwanese, one Indonesian and one Myanmarese—still missing.
• Firefighting efforts face challenges as the vessel lists 10–15 degrees to port and at least 20 containers have fallen overboard.
• The ship’s cargo includes Class 3 flammable liquids and Class 4 toxic solids, prompting pollution warnings from environmental authorities.
• An oil spill advisory has been issued and the Indian National Centre for Ocean Information Services activated drift modelling as salvage teams and aerial assets join firefighting operations.