A Singapore-flagged container ship, MV Wan Hai 503, caught fire after an explosion off the coast of Beypore in Kozhikode, Kerala, on Monday morning. The blast occurred around 10:30 am on the ship’s underdeck while it was en route from Colombo to Nhava Sheva. The vessel was located approximately 315 km off Kochi and 70 nautical miles west of Beypore at the time of the incident.