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.

Four missing after multiple explosions on Singapore-flagged cargo ship off India’s Kerala coast - The four crew members still unaccounted for include nationals from Taiwan, Indonesia, and Myanmar

Eighteen crew members were rescued from a Singapore-flagged container ship that caught fire off the Kerala coast and were brought to New Mangalore Port. Two were critically injured, and four sustained minor injuries.