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Cargo ship sinks off Odisha, 22 missing
Two crew members were rescued after the Ocean Winner sank, while India continued searching for the other 22.
What happened
The Panama-flagged bulk carrier Ocean Winner sank in the Bay of Bengal off Odisha. Two Chinese crew members were rescued from life rafts. India’s Coast Guard and Navy continued searching for 22 missing crew members, while maritime authorities sought to locate the vessel’s remaining crew.
Numbers
- 24 crewPeople aboard the Ocean Winner
- 22 missingCrew members still unaccounted for — 18 Chinese, 3 Myanmar, 1 Bangladeshi
- 8 minutesTime survivors said it sank
- 3 shipsCoast Guard surface-search vessels deployed
Questions
- Which crew members remain missing?
- The missing group includes Chinese, Myanmar and Bangladeshi nationals, while the sailors rescued from life rafts are Chinese.
- Why did rescuers begin the operation?
- A rescue centre began operations after receiving a distress alert from the Ocean Winner and then losing contact with the vessel.
- What did survivors describe before it sank?
- The two survivors stated that the vessel developed a list, meaning it tilted, then sank within eight minutes and forced abandonment.
- How is the search being conducted?
- The Coast Guard deployed three ships for surface searches, while the Navy coordinated and a nearby commercial vessel was asked to assist.
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The catch
Cause of the sinking remains unknown, and coverage differs on whether iron ore was bound for Singapore or China.