Search continues for 22 after bulk carrier sinks off India
Summary
India’s Coast Guard and Navy are continuing a search off the eastern coast after the Panama-flagged cargo vessel Ocean Winner sank with 24 crew aboard. Two Chinese seafarers were rescued, while 22 others remain missing, including Chinese, Myanmar and Bangladeshi nationals.
Key Points
- India’s Coast Guard and Navy are conducting search-and-rescue operations after the Panama-flagged cargo ship Ocean Winner sank off India’s eastern coast.
- Two Chinese crew members were rescued after the vessel developed a list on Friday and sank within eight minutes.
- Twenty-two crew members remain missing, including 18 Chinese nationals, three Myanmar nationals and one Bangladeshi.
- The ship had departed from Paradip port carrying iron ore bound for China, and the cause of the sinking is still unknown.
