1 week ago
Search Intensifies for 22 Crew After Ocean Winner Sinks
A cargo ship named MV OCEAN WINNER sank in the Bay of Bengal.
It went down late on Saturday.
The ship was about 230 nautical miles from Paradip, Odisha.
Two crew members were rescued.
Twenty-two others were still missing.
The Indian Coast Guard and Indian Navy began searching for them.
More than 150 people, three ships and an aircraft were involved.
The search area was made larger when the crew could not be found.
Rough water, high tides and poor visibility made the rescue harder.
The Panama-flagged MV OCEAN WINNER sank late Saturday in the Bay of Bengal.
The vessel sank about 230 nautical miles from Odisha’s Paradip coast.
Two crew members were rescued, while 22 remained missing by the third day.
The Indian Coast Guard, Eastern Naval Command and Indian Navy expanded the search operation.
Rough seas, high tides and poor visibility hampered efforts involving more than 150 personnel, three ships and an aircraft.
- Who
- The Indian Coast Guard, Eastern Naval Command, Indian Navy and other agencies are searching for 22 missing crew members; two crew members were rescued.
- What
- The Panama-flagged cargo ship MV OCEAN WINNER sank, prompting a large search-and-rescue operation.
- Where
- About 230 nautical miles from the Paradip coast of Odisha, in the Bay of Bengal.
- When
- The ship sank late Saturday; reports said the search had reached its third day with no breakthrough.
- Why
- Authorities are searching for the 22 crew members who remain missing after the vessel sank.
Key facts
- Ship
- MV OCEAN WINNER, a Panama-flagged cargo vessel
- Incident
- The ship sank late Saturday
- Location
- Bay of Bengal, about 230 nautical miles from Paradip, Odisha
- Crew missing
- 22
- Crew rescued
- Two
- Search personnel
- More than 150 personnel
- Resources deployed
- At least three ships and an Indian Navy surveillance aircraft
- Search conditions
- Rough seas, high tides and limited visibility
Quotes
Commandant Amit Uniyal
Coast Guard spokesperson
“As the operation progresses, it’s a standard practice to expand the search area based on the inputs from the previous area of search. So far, there has been no update on the whereabouts of the 22 missing crew members.”
indianexpress.com
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