Kochi: A Singaporean cargo ship
Wan Hai 503 caught fire almost 120 km west of Kozhikode and Kannur off the Kerala coast, media reports said.
Out of over 650 containers, 50 fell into the sea about 40 km west of the Beypore-Azheekal ports.
Out of the 40 crew members, 18 jumped into the sea in a bid to escape the fire.
Helicopters and Dornier aircraft are already on the rescue mission.
There were reports of several explosions on board the vessel.
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