22 missing, two rescued after cargo ship sinks in Bay of Bengal
China has joined India’s search for 22 crew members missing after a Panama-flagged cargo ship sank in the Bay of Bengal.
A Chinese-flagged cargo ship, the MV Ocean Winner, sank in the Bay of Bengal, leaving 22 crew members missing, according to the Indian Coast Guard. The vessel, flying the Panama flag, was en route from Paradip port in eastern India to Singapore when it issued a distress signal approximately 700 kilometers east of Visakhapatnam on Saturday.
The Indian Coast Guard initiated a rescue operation in response to the vessel's distress alert. Among the 24 crew members, 20 were Chinese nationals, along with three from Myanmar and one from Bangladesh. However, despite locating an emergency beacon associated with the ship, rescuers have yet to locate any additional survivors.
Commandant Amit Uniyal of the Indian Coast Guard informed that search and rescue efforts for the missing crew members have been bolstered through coordination with China's Maritime Rescue Coordination Centre (MRCC Beijing). A lifeboat from the MV Ocean Winner has been sighted, but no survivors were found aboard. Local news outlets report that two Chinese vessels have also joined the ongoing search operation.
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