India, March 22 -- A Chinese national working as second engineer on the ship MV Helian Star died and three crew members were rescued by the Indian Navy and Coast Guard on Friday following an explosion on the ship off Vengurla coast in Maharashtra.

The rescue operation on the Panama-flagged vessel, located about 230 nautical miles west of Goa, was conducted on Friday morning, said a naval spokesperson.

"At 7.51pm on Thursday, the DG Shipping office was informed that four crew members of the ship headed from Saudi Arabia to Singapore had sustained severe burn injuries in the blast and required immediate advanced medical care," the spokesperson said.

After the Indian Coast Guard's Maritime Rescue Coordination Centre (MRCC) at Mumbai infor...