Archive · 24 Aug 2026
Search Resumes for 22 Crew After Cargo Ship Sinks
A cargo ship called Ocean Winner sank near India on Friday.
There were 24 people on the ship.
Two Chinese crew members were rescued the next day.
The other 22 crew members were still missing.
The missing people came from China, Myanmar and Bangladesh.
The rescued sailors said the ship began tilting.
It then sank in about eight minutes.
The reason the ship tilted was not known.
Indian rescuers continued looking for the missing crew.
The Panama-flagged cargo ship Ocean Winner sank off India’s eastern coast on Friday.
The vessel had 24 crew members aboard when it sank.
Two Chinese seafarers were rescued on Saturday, while 22 people remained unaccounted for.
The missing crew include 18 Chinese, three Myanmar and one Bangladeshi national.
Rescuers continued searching, although officials said the chances of finding survivors fell sharply after 12 hours.
- Who
- The 24 crew members aboard Ocean Winner, including Chinese, Myanmar and Bangladeshi nationals; two Chinese crew members were rescued.
- What
- A cargo ship sank, leaving 22 crew members unaccounted for and prompting a search-and-rescue operation.
- When
- The ship sank on Friday; two crew members were rescued on Saturday, and the search continued on Sunday.
- Where
- Off the eastern coast of India.
- Why
- The cause was not immediately known; rescued crew said the vessel began listing and sank within eight minutes.
- Vessel
- Ocean Winner
- Flag
- Panama
- Crew aboard
- 24
- Rescued
- Two Chinese nationals
- Unaccounted for
- 22 people
- Missing nationalities
- 18 Chinese, three Myanmar and one Bangladeshi national
- Sinking speed
- The vessel sank within eight minutes after beginning to list
- Rescue status
- The search-and-rescue operation was continuing on Sunday