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Two rescued after bulk carrier sinks off India
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Two rescued after bulk carrier sinks off India

From CNA · () English

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  • Rescuers are searching for 22 crew members after a Panama-flagged bulk carrier, MV Ocean Winner, sank off India's eastern coast on Sunday.
  • The vessel sent a distress alert approximately 700 km east of Visakhapatnam while en route to Singapore from Paradip port.
  • Two crew members were rescued from life rafts by a nearby vessel coordinated by the navy and coast guard; the remaining 20 crew members were Chinese, and three were from Myanmar.

A joint rescue operation is underway off India's eastern coast after the Panama-flagged bulk carrier MV Ocean Winner sank on Sunday, leaving 22 crew members missing. The vessel was traveling from Paradip port in India's Odisha state to Singapore when it issued a distress alert about 700 kilometers east of Visakhapatnam.

The Indian navy and coast guard launched a coordinated search effort. A navy patrol aircraft redeployed to the area located life rafts, and a nearby vessel, MT Aisopos, assisted in rescuing two crew members from these rafts. The nationalities of the rescued individuals were not immediately confirmed.

According to the Press Trust of India, citing coast guard sources, 20 of the missing crew members are Chinese nationals, while three are from Myanmar. The exact number of individuals still unaccounted for is 22.

The MV Ocean Winner's last known position was transmitted via its distress alert, prompting the immediate mobilization of naval and coast guard assets to the search area. The operation continues as authorities work to locate the remaining crew members.

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