A Singapore-flagged cargo ship is facing serious investigation after hazardous materials were found on board during a fire outbreak. The vessel, engulfed in a major blaze, has sparked significant safety and environmental concerns following the detection of hazardous substances in its container bays.

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

India's coast guard said it was battling to extinguish fires raging on a container ship carrying "hazardous" cargo off the southern coast to prevent a "potential ecological disaster". The 268m Singapore-flagged container vessel MV Wan Hai 503,