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Rescuers find no trace of 22 missing crew days after cargo ship sinks in Bay of Bengal
The Indian Coast Guard and Navy found only an oil slick, life rafts and a beacon as deep waters slowed the search, officials said.
- On Sunday, the Panama-flagged cargo ship Ocean Winner sank 230 nautical miles off the Odisha coast while transporting 72,000 tonnes of iron ore to China, leaving 22 crew members missing after two survivors were rescued Saturday.
- Departing Paradip Port early Friday morning, the vessel experienced a sudden tilt and sank within eight minutes, carrying 24 crew members including 20 Chinese nationals, three Myanmar nationals, and one Bangladeshi.
- Search teams recovered an emergency beacon and a lifeboat Tuesday in the Bay of Bengal; Commandant Amit Uniyal confirmed ICGS Varad located the beacon after naval aircraft detected a distress signal, though boarding found no survivors.
- MRCC Beijing is coordinating with the Indian Coast Guard, deploying two merchant vessels to intensify the search while the two rescued sailors are being transported to the mainland for repatriation to China.
- Exceptionally deep waters have hampered recovery efforts, with searchers finding only an oil slick and two life rafts near Ocean Winner's last known position as authorities continue scanning the area.
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22 sailors missing after ship sinks
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Lifeboat, distress beacon found off Odisha 3 days after ship sank, 22 sailors still missing
An intensive search by the Indian Coast Guard for 22 missing crew members of the MV Ocean Winner, which sank off Odisha, has found a lifeboat but no survivors. Coordination with China’s MRCC for rescue efforts continues.
·Noida, India
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Indian authorities locate beacon, lifeboat of missing cargo ship, say no survivors found
NEW DELHI, Aug 25 (Reuters) - Indian authorities have recovered an emergency beacon and located a lifeboat associated with a Panama-flagged ship that sank in the Bay of Bengal last week, but no survivors were found, the coastguard said on Tu...
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