Kandla, July 7 -- A tanker vessel bound for Oman reported an explosion shortly after completing a methanol discharge at the Deendayal Port in Kandla, Gujarat, prompting a swift response from the port and Coast Guard authorities, a port official said on Sunday.

However, no fire or smoke was reported in the incident, the official said.

Speaking to ANI, the Public relations officer (PRO) for the Deendayal Port Authority, Om Prakash Dadlani, said that a total of 21 crew members were onboard the tanker vessel, who were later safely evacuated by the rescue team.

"A tanker vessel named MV Fulda departed for Oman post methanol discharge at Oil Jetty No. 2. We received input about an explosion; however, no fire or smoke was reported. Twenty-one...