A Panama-flagged bulk carrier sank in the Bay of Bengal off the Odisha coast, India. 22 of its 24 crew members have been missing after a tanker rescued 2 from liferafts.
MV Ocean Winner, a bulk carrier carrying 72,100 metric tonnes of iron ore fines, left Paradip Port in Odisha late evening on August 20th, according to the Indian Coast Guard.
The 225-metre-long and 32.26-metre-wide bulk carrier was built in 1998, and the ship’s tracking system showed Singapore as its next port of call, but India’s shipping minister said the vessel was taking the cargo to China.
The Indian Coast Guard said the crew consisted of 20 Chinese nationals, 3 from Myanmar, and 1 from Bangladesh.
The vessel’s operator had asked for search-and-rescue assistance after it lost contact with the vessel after it left Paradip Port.
Coast Guard officials issued an International Safety Net protocol following the alert, directing merchant vessels in the area to assist in the search.
The Indian Navy diverted a surveillance aircraft to help
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