Two of the missing crew in the Singapore-flagged ship are from Taiwan, one from Myanmar and one from Indonesia.

Four crew members are missing after a container ship off the coast of Kerala in southern India exploded and burst into flames, authorities said.

KOCHI: Multiple explosions and fires erupted on a cargo ship bound for India’s financial capital Mumbai on Monday, causing 40 containers to fall into the Arabian Sea and forcing several crew members to jump overboard to escape the flames, officials said.