Watch: Massive fire at India's Coastal Jaguar vessel; crew members jump in water

Fire engulfed an offshore support vessel 'Coastal Jaguar' off the coast here on Monday, forcing the crew to abandon it and jump into the sea to save themselves. A total of 28 out of the 29 crew on board have been rescued and search is on for one missing crew.

According to a defense release, there was reportedly a loud explosion on board the vessel at 11.30 AM and thick smoke emanated from it. The exact cause of the fire is yet to be ascertained.

#WATCH Visakhapatnam: At 11:30 am today, 29 crew members of Offshore Support Vessel Coastal Jaguar jumped into water after a fire engulfed the vessel. 28 rescued by Indian Coast Guard. Search for 1 missing crew underway. Exact cause of fire yet to be ascertained. #AndhraPradesh pic.twitter.com/pksYGrC9ZE

— ANI (@ANI) August 12, 2019

A Coast Guard ship 'Rani Rashmoni, which was in the area, was diverted to coordinate the rescue operations and it rescued the distressed crew.