Bulk Carrier Sinks Off Indian Coast, Search for Missing Crew Continues
A bulk carrier sank off the east coast of India, prompting a rescue operation. While two individuals have been rescued, the search continues for 22 other crew members.
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India launches rescue operation as bulk carrier sinks off east coast
India’s maritime rescue agency lost communication on Saturday with a Panama-flagged cargo vessel that sank off the coast of eastern India, the Indian Coast Guard said. The vessel had 24 crew on board, including 20 Chinese nationals, three Myanmar nationals and one Bangladeshi, according to Commandant Amit Uniyal, a spokesperson for the Coast Guard. The Coast Guard sent two vessels for the search-and-rescue mission from Sri Vijaya Puram, formerly known as Port Blair, Uniyal said. The Coast Gua...
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The Panama-flagged bulk carrier MV Ocean Winner was headed to Singapore from Paradip port in India's Odisha state, according to MarineTraffic.
Read full article →Search continues for 22 after bulk carrier sinks off India
India’s Coast Guard and Navy continued search-and-rescue operations off the eastern coast on Sunday after a Panama-flagged cargo vessel carrying 24 crew sank, with two Chinese nationals rescued, a senior official said. The two rescued Chinese seafarers said the vessel developed a list on Friday and sank within eight minutes, forcing crew to abandon ship, […]
By Newsroom
Read full article →Cargo vessel sinks off Indian coast
A cargo ship has sunk off the eastern coast of India, the country's coast guard said. The Panama-flagged vessel Ocean Winner had 24 crew on board, at least...
By Times of Oman
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