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Search resumes for 22 crew after cargo ship sinks off India
DW • • world
Key Points:
- The cargo ship Ocean Winner, flagged in Panama, sank off the eastern coast of India on Friday with 24 crew members on board; two Chinese nationals were rescued, while 22 remain missing.
- The vessel developed a list and sank within eight minutes, forcing the crew to abandon ship; the cause of the tilt is currently unknown.
- The missing crew includes 18 Chinese, three Myanmar nationals, and one Bangladeshi, with search-and-rescue operations continuing despite reduced chances of survival after 12 hours.
- The ship was approximately 240 nautical miles off the coast of Odisha, carrying iron ore from Paradip port to Singapore at the time of sinking.
- The Indian Coast Guard has deployed three ships for surface searches to locate the remaining crew members.
