Archive · 28 Aug 2026
Two Chinese Survivors Brought Ashore After Odisha Cargo Ship Sinks
A cargo ship called MV Ocean Winner sank near Odisha.
It had 24 people working on it.
Two Chinese sailors, Pan Tonglai and Chen Jianhe, survived on a liferaft.
The Indian Coast Guard rescued them on August 22.
They received medical care while traveling to shore.
The Coast Guard later brought them to Paradip.
Police questioned them to learn what happened.
Search teams found an empty lifeboat and an emergency beacon.
They were still searching for the other 22 crew members.
MV Ocean Winner, a Panama-flagged cargo ship with 24 crew members, sank off Odisha in the Bay of Bengal.
Indian Coast Guard Ship Varad rescued Chinese sailors Pan Tonglai and Chen Jianhe from a liferaft on August 22.
The survivors received medical care onboard before being brought ashore at Paradip on Thursday.
Police questioned the two sailors about the sinking before they were to proceed to the Chinese Embassy.
Search teams found an emergency beacon and an empty lifeboat but continued looking for the other 22 crew members.
- Who
- The Indian Coast Guard, Indian Navy, police, search teams, and Chinese sailors Pan Tonglai and Chen Jianhe are involved; the ship had 24 crew members.
- What
- MV Ocean Winner sank, two Chinese crew members were rescued and brought to Paradip, and authorities continued searching for 22 missing crew members.
- When
- The survivors were rescued on August 22; an empty lifeboat was located around 7 a.m. on August 25; the survivors were brought ashore on Thursday, with one report dated August 27.
- Where
- The vessel sank off the Odisha coast in the Bay of Bengal, and the survivors were brought to Paradip.
- Why
- Authorities are conducting search-and-rescue operations and questioning the survivors to obtain details about the sinking.
- Vessel
- MV Ocean Winner
- Flag
- Panama
- Total crew
- 24
- Survivors
- Pan Tonglai and Chen Jianhe
- Rescue date
- August 22
- Crew composition
- 20 Chinese nationals, three from Myanmar, and one from Bangladesh
- Missing crew
- 22
- Recovered items
- An emergency beacon and an empty lifeboat
