Investigator appointed by Singapore Maritime Port Authority to arrive today

MEANWHILE, sources said around 40 containers have fallen off the vessel and a few others were broken in the impact of the blast.

- MANOJ VISWANATHAN @ Kochi

According to the DG Shipping, the vessel remains unmanned, adrift, and continues to emit smoke and flames from Bay Nos. 2 and 3. The fuel tanks, with approximately 2000 tonnes of fuel oil and 240 tonnes of diesel, are located adjacent to the fire zone, posing a threat of a potential escalation.

The vessel is drifting at approximately one nautical mile in a southerly direction and is an imminent threat considering the fuel on board combined with 157 containers with dangerous goods, including 32.2 tonnes of Nitrocellulose with Alcohol.