New Delhi, June 10 -- 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 ...