India Rescues Two of Ship’s 24 Crew Members After Distress Alert

India launched search-and-rescue operations for crew members of cargo ship MV OCEAN WINNER in the Bay of Bengal after receiving a distress alert on Aug. 22.

By Mihir Mishra

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...

By [email protected] (Reuters)

Two rescued after bulk carrier sinks off India

The Panama-flagged bulk carrier MV Ocean Winner was headed to Singapore from Paradip port in India's Odisha state, according to MarineTraffic.

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

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