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Search continues for 22 after bulk carrier sinks off India
Two Chinese seafarers were rescued, and 22 crew members remain missing as Indian and navy vessels search the Bay of Bengal.
- On Saturday, the Panama-flagged cargo vessel Ocean Winner sank off the Odisha coast, leaving 22 of 24 crew members missing after Indian Coast Guard rescued two Chinese seafarers.
- Departing Paradip Port on Thursday with iron ore cargo, the vessel developed a list on Friday and sank within eight minutes, according to Shyam Jagannathan, director general of India's Maritime Administration.
- Commandant Amit Uniyal of the Coast Guard confirmed 24 crew members included 20 Chinese nationals, three Myanmar nationals, and one Bangladeshi, with 22 missing including 18 Chinese nationals.
- Deploying vessels from Sri Vijaya Puram, the Indian Navy coordinates with the Coast Guard for ongoing rescue operations, though survival chances fall sharply after 12 hours.
- Officials have not determined the sinking's cause as Captain Alekha Charan Sahoo of the Paradip Port Authority stated he is praying for the crew's safety.
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The Indian Navy and Coast Guard are searching for 22 missing people on Sunday following the sinking of a cargo ship in the Bay of Bengal. Only two of the 24 crew members of the Ocean Winner have been taken from life rafts.
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The search for 22 crew members continues after a Panamanian cargo ship sank while sailing from Paradip, Odisha, to China. The Indian Coast Guard and Navy have been searching for them for 24 hours. Two people were rescued, but the rest remain unaccounted for.
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