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Singapore ship on fire towed further out to sea as firefighting continues
The vessel -- MV Wan Hai 503 -- has been towed 40 nautical miles away from land. Earlier, the ship was 27 nautical miles from land, they said.
According to a defence statement, the towing operation was initiated with a Seaking helicopter from the Southern Naval Command winching down salvors to shift the tow cables from the Indian Coast Guard (ICG) ships to the tug vessels.
Of the 22 crew members on board the vessel, 18 were rescued while four remain missing.
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