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Mint
10-06-2025
- General
- Mint
China thanks India for rescuing crew onboard Singapore-flagged vessel after it caught fire off Kerala coast
Chinese Embassy in India spokesperson Yu Jing on Tuesday expressed gratitude to the Indian Navy and the Mumbai Coast Guard for their prompt and professional rescue of its crew members onboard the Singapore-flagged container ship MV Wan Hai 503, which encountered an onboard explosion and fire 44 nautical miles off Kerala's Azhikkal. Chinese and Taiwanese crew members were among onboard MV Wan Hai, Jing said. Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson wished for successful search operations and speedy recovery for injured crew members. She made the statement in response to the post shared by the Indian Coast Guard on X, which mentioned that the Indian Coast Guard responded to the fire incident on the Singapore-flagged MV Wan Hai 503. Four crew members were reported missing and five injured after an explosion under deck was reported onboard MV WAN HAI 503 while it was on passage from Colombo to Nhava Sheva. Indian Coast Guard ships have been deployed for firefighting and rescue operations. According to the Indian Coast Guard, four crew members were reported missing following the explosion on Monday, and five others sustained injuries. The vessel was carrying containerised cargo and had a total crew of 22 onboard. CGDO on task was diverted for assessment. According to the Indian Navy, the vessel carried 22 crew members, including eight Chinese, six Taiwanese, five Myanmarese, and three Indonesian nationals. Following the explosion and escalation of the fire, the crew abandoned the ship. The MV reported an internal container explosion and a major fire onboard. Indian Coast Guard units were immediately diverted for assessment and assistance. ICGS Rajdoot off New Mangalore, ICGS Arnvesh off Kochi, and ICGS Sachet off Agatti have been diverted for assistance. In a post on X, the Indian Coast Guard said an ICG aircraft assessed the scene and dropped an air-droppable. "Quick response by India Coast Guard after explosion on Singapore-flagged MV WAN HAI 503, 130 NM NW of Kerala coast. ICG aircraft assessed the scene & dropped air-droppable. 04 ICG ships diverted for rescue," Indian Coast Guard posted on X. Fires and explosions have been reported from mid-ships to the container bay ahead of the accommodation block. The forward-bay fire is under control, but thick smoke continues to be observed. The vessel is listing approximately 10-15 degrees to port, and additional containers have been reported overboard. Indian Coast Guard ships Samudra Prahari and Sachet are conducting fire-fighting operations and boundary cooling, while ICG ship Samarth and salvors are being deployed from Kochi. Further updates will follow, the Coast Guard PRO added.
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Business Standard
10-06-2025
- General
- Business Standard
China thanks Indian forces for rescuing crew after Kerala ship explosion
The Chinese Embassy in India on Tuesday expressed gratitude to the Indian Navy and Coast Guard for rescuing the crew of Singapore-flagged container ship MV Wan Hai 503 after it caught fire following an explosion off the coast of Kerala on Monday. Yu Jing, spokesperson of the Chinese Embassy, confirmed that the crew of the Singapore-flagged vessel included 14 Chinese citizens and 6 Taiwanese nationals. "On June 9, MV Wan Hai 503 encountered an onboard explosion and fire 44 nautical miles off Azhikkal, Kerala. Of the total 22 crew members on board, 14 are Chinese, including 6 from Taiwan. Our gratitude goes to the Indian Navy and the Mumbai Coast Guard for their prompt and professional rescue. We wish further search operations successful and the injured crew members speedy recovery," Jing said in a post on X. What happened to MV Wan Hai 503? On Monday morning, the Indian Coast Guard reported that a major fire had broken out on board the Wan Hai 503 following a container explosion. The incident occurred at around 9.20 am IST, approximately 44 nautical miles off Azhikkal in Kerala's Kannur district and 130 nautical miles northwest of Kochi. The vessel, which was en route from Colombo, Sri Lanka, to Nhava Sheva port in Navi Mumbai, issued a distress signal after the explosion. Eighteen crew members were rescued and brought safely to the New Mangalore Port Authority (NMPA) Coast Guard berth at Panambur by Indian Naval Ship INS Surat. However, on Tuesday, Coast Guard officials said the situation on board remained dangerous. Fire and explosions continued to erupt from the midship area and container bay near the accommodation block. While flames at the forward bay have been largely controlled, thick smoke continued to rise, and more containers reportedly fell overboard. The ship has developed a portside list of approximately 10 to 15 degrees. Indian Coast Guard leads firefighting efforts Coast Guard vessels Samudra Prahari and Sachet were deployed for firefighting and boundary cooling operations. The ships are engaged in preventing the spread of flames and limiting structural damage to the container vessel. Maritime authorities are continuing the operation amid challenging conditions, with support from the Indian Navy and additional Coast Guard assets on standby. Investigations are underway to determine the cause of the explosion. The Indian authorities are also coordinating with the ship's owners and flag-state officials to assess damage and plan salvage operations.
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First Post
10-06-2025
- General
- First Post
China shows ‘gratitude' to Indian Navy for saving 14 Chinese crew near Kochi
The Defence Public Relations Office (PRO) in Kochi stated that following reports of a fire aboard MV Wan Hai 503, the Indian Navy diverted INS Surat and planned a Dornier sortie from INS Garuda. Meanwhile, the Indian Coast Guard deployed a CG Dornier aircraft along with other assets for rescue and assessment operations read more Chinese Ambassador to India Yu Jing on Tuesday thanked the Indian Navy and the Mumbai Coast Guard for rescuing the crew of MV Wan Hai 503 caught fire 78 nautical miles off the coast of Beypore in Kerala on Monday. The crew included 14 Chinese and six Taiwanese nationals. 'On June 9, MV Wan Hai 503 encountered onboard explosion and fire 44 nautical miles off Azhikkal, Kerala. Of the total 22 crew members on board, 14 are Chinese, including 6 from Taiwan. Our gratitude goes to the Indian Navy and the Mumbai Coast Guard for their prompt and professional rescue,' Jing said on X. STORY CONTINUES BELOW THIS AD On June 9, MV Wan Hai 503 encountered onboard explosion and fire 44 nautical miles off Azhikkal, Kerala. Of the total 22 crew members on board, 14 are Chinese, including 6 from Taiwan. Our gratitude goes to the Indian Navy @indiannavy and the Mumbai Coast Guard for their prompt… — Yu Jing (@ChinaSpox_India) June 10, 2025 In a social media post, the Defence Public Relations Office (PRO) in Kochi stated that following reports of a fire aboard MV Wan Hai 503, the Indian Navy diverted INS Surat and planned a Dornier sortie from INS Garuda. Meanwhile, the Indian Coast Guard deployed a CG Dornier aircraft along with other assets for rescue and assessment operations. Further updates by the Defence PRO mentioned that five Coast Guard ships– Sachet, Arnvesh, Samudra Prahari, Abhinav, and Rajdoot– were involved in the rescue mission. A C144 aircraft was also included in the list of assets deployed. Visuals provided by the maritime security agencies showed the fire engulfing the mid section of the Singapore-flagged container vessel measuring 270 metres in length with a draught of 12.5 metres. STORY CONTINUES BELOW THIS AD It was the second incident involving cargo vessels off the Kerala coast in a month. On 24 May, a Liberian-flagged cargo vessel, MSC ELSA-3, sank 14.6 nautical miles off the coast. With inputs from agencies
News18
10-06-2025
- Politics
- News18
'Gratitude To Indian Navy': Chinese Embassy On Rescue Of Crew In Kerala Cargo Ship Fire
Last Updated: The Chinese Embassy in India expressed gratitude to the Indian Navy for the rescue of 22 crew members, including 14 Chinese nationals, after fire onboard MV Wan Hai 503. Spokesperson of the Chinese Embassy in India on Tuesday expressed gratitude to the Indian Navy for their 'prompt and professional rescue" operations onboard MV WAN HAI 503, which caught fire on June 9 while it was on passage from Colombo to Nhava Sheva. In an X post, Yu Jing mentioned that 14 of those onboard the Singapore-flagged container vessel were Chinese, including 6 from Taiwan. There were a total of 22 crew members onboard the vessel at the time of the incident. 'On June 9, MV Wan Hai 503 encountered onboard explosion and fire 44 nautical miles off Azhikkal, Kerala. Of the total 22 crew members on board, 14 are Chinese, including 6 from Taiwan," Jing wrote in the post. 'Our gratitude goes to the Indian Navy and the Mumbai Coast Guard for their prompt and professional rescue," she added. 'We wish further search operations successful and the injured crew members speedy recovery," the spokesperson's X post read. On June 9, MV Wan Hai 503 encountered onboard explosion and fire 44 nautical miles off Azhikkal, Kerala. Of the total 22 crew members on board, 14 are Chinese, including 6 from Taiwan. Our gratitude goes to the Indian Navy @indiannavy and the Mumbai Coast Guard for their prompt… — Yu Jing (@ChinaSpox_India) June 10, 2025 The post comes amid sensitive ties between India and China, following the deadly Galwan Valley standoff between the militaries of both countries in 2020. On May 7, after India launched 'Operation Sindoor' targeting terror infrastructures in Pakistan and Pakistan-Occupied Kashmir (PoK), India's Embassy in China rebuked the Chinese media outlet Global Times and withheld its social media handle in India for reporting that Pakistan's military shot down an Indian fighter jet. Nearly a week later, India categorically rejected China's attempts to rename places in Arunachal Pradesh and emphasised that such manoeuvres would not change the reality that Arunachal Pradesh was, is, and will always remain an integral and inalienable part of India. Meanwhile, coordinated firefighting operations continued through the night of June 9, following the maritime incident off Kerala's coast. The crew disembarked at Mangalore Port at 11.30 pm on Monday. Indian Coast Guard ships Sachet and Samudra Prahari remained engaged in firefighting efforts overnight, news agency PTI quoted a defence spokesperson as saying. A Coast Guard Dornier aircraft took off on Tuesday morning to conduct an aerial survey of the incident site, the spokesperson added.
Hamilton Spectator
05-06-2025
- Politics
- Hamilton Spectator
A Harvard acceptance fulfilled a dream for a student in Ethiopia. Trump's order stands in his way
Winning admission to Harvard University fulfilled a longtime goal for Yonas Nuguse, a student in Ethiopia who endured the Tigray conflict, internet and phone shutdowns, and the COVID-19 pandemic — all of which made it impossible to finish high school on time. Now, it's unclear if he will make it this fall to the Ivy League campus in Cambridge, Massachusetts. He and other admitted students around the world are anxiously tracking the school's feud with the Trump administration, which is seeking to keep it from enrolling international students . The war in the country's Tigray region forced schools to close in many parts of the province. Nuguse, 21, took a gap year to study and save money to pay for his TOEFL English proficiency test in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia's capital. 'The war affected me a great deal and when I found out the news that I was accepted to Harvard, I was ecstatic. I knew it was a proud moment for my family, teachers, mentors and friends, who were instrumental in my achievement,' he said. Increasingly, the nation's oldest and best-known university has attracted some of the brightest minds from around the world , with international students accounting for one-quarter of its enrollment. As Harvard's fight with the administration plays out, foreign students are now navigating deep uncertainty and weighing other options. On Wednesday, President Donald Trump signed a directive seeking to block U.S. entry for Harvard's international students. It marked the administration's latest effort to squeeze Harvard's foreign enrollment after a federal judge in Boston blocked the withdrawal of its certification to host students from overseas. 'Harvard will continue to protect its international students,' the university said in a statement. The standoff with Harvard comes as the administration has been tightening scrutiny of student visas nationwide. Thousands of students around the country abruptly lost permission to be in the U.S. this spring before the administration reversed itself, and Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced last week the U.S. would 'aggressively revoke' visas for students from China . 'It is one blow after another,' said Mike Henniger, CEO of Illume Student Advisory Services, who works with colleges in the U.S., Canada and Europe to recruit international students. 'At this point, international student interest in the U.S. has basically dropped to nil.' The future of Harvard's international students has been hanging in the balance since the Department of Homeland Security first moved to block its foreign enrollment on May 22. For many, the twists and turns have been exhausting. Jing, a 23-year-old master's student, is currently completing an internship in China this summer, and unsure if he can reenter the U.S. for the fall semester. 'It is tiring, we all feel numb now. Trump just makes big news headlines once every few days since he got back to the White House,' said Jing, who agreed to speak under his family name out of concern about retaliation from the Trump administration. Jing said he is going to watch and see what happens for now, in case the move against international students is a negotiating tactic that does not stick. The possibility that Trump could block foreign enrollment at other colleges only raises the uncertainty for students planning to pursue their education overseas, said Craig Riggs, who has been working in international education for about 30 years and is the editor of ICEF Monitor. He said he urges families to consult carefully with advisers and not to overreact to the day's headlines. 'The rules under which students would make this huge decision to devote years of their lives and quite a bit of money to studying at Harvard have been shown to change quite quickly,' Riggs said. An aspiring economist, Nuguse was the only student accepted to Harvard this year from Kalamino Special High School, which caters to gifted students from underprivileged backgrounds from across Tigray. After receiving acceptances also to Columbia University and Amherst College, Nuguse chose Harvard, which he had long dreamed of attending. He said he hopes it will work out to attend Harvard. Nuguse was granted a visa to study at Harvard, and he worries it might be too late to reverse his decision and attend another university anyway. He received an email from Harvard last week, telling him to proceed with his registration and highlighting a judge's order in Harvard's favor in the dispute over foreign enrollment. 'I hope the situation is temporary and I can enroll on time to go on and realize my dream far from reality in Ethiopia,' he said. ___ Associated Press writers Jocelyn Gecker and Cheyanne Mumphrey contributed to this report. ___ The Associated Press' education coverage receives financial support from multiple private foundations. AP is solely responsible for all content. Find AP's standards for working with philanthropies, a list of supporters and funded coverage areas at . Error! Sorry, there was an error processing your request. There was a problem with the recaptcha. Please try again. You may unsubscribe at any time. By signing up, you agree to our terms of use and privacy policy . This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google privacy policy and terms of service apply. Want more of the latest from us? Sign up for more at our newsletter page .
