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Panama-flagged ship carrying iron ore sinks off Indian coast; rescue underway
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Panama-flagged ship carrying iron ore sinks off Indian coast; rescue underway

From Lankadeepa · () Sinhala

Translated from Sinhala, summarized and contextualized by DistantNews.

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  • A Panama-registered cargo ship carrying 1,700 tons of iron ore sank off India's Odisha coast.
  • The Indian Coast Guard and Navy launched a major rescue operation for the 24 crew members.
  • The vessel, MV Ocean-Winner, was en route from Paradip, India, to Singapore.

A Panama-flagged cargo ship, the MV Ocean-Winner, carrying approximately 1,700 tons of iron ore, has sunk in the Bay of Bengal, about 240 nautical miles off the coast of India's Odisha state. The incident occurred on August 23.

Indian maritime authorities, including the Coast Guard and the Navy, have initiated a large-scale rescue operation to save the ship's 24 crew members. Reports indicate that rescue efforts were ongoing throughout the previous day, August 22.

The ship's operator, Victory Star Group, reported losing all contact with the MV Ocean-Winner around 11:48 AM. Following this notification to India's Sri Vijayapura Maritime Rescue Coordination Centre, search operations commenced immediately.

Indian Coast Guard vessels 'Vijit', 'Varad', and 'Anmol' were deployed to search for the ship and its crew. The crew comprised 20 Chinese nationals, three Myanmar nationals, and one Bangladeshi national. The MV Ocean-Winner had departed from Paradip port in India and was sailing towards Singapore when the incident occurred.

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Originally published by Lankadeepa in Sinhala. Translated, summarized, and contextualized by our editorial team with added local perspective. Read our editorial standards.

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