{
  "id": 3291953,
  "title": "Lifeboat of MV Ocean Winner recovered, no survivor found in Bay of Bengal: Coast Guard",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/25/lifeboat-of-mv-ocean-winner-recovered-no-survivor-found-in-bay-of",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-25T15:28:45.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Hindu",
    "slug": "the-hindu",
    "url": "https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/lifeboat-of-mv-ocean-winner-recovered-no-survivor-found-in-bay-of-bengal-coast-guard/article71389466.ece"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The Indian Coast Guard (ICG) announced on Tuesday that a lifeboat from the Panama-flagged bulk carrier, MV Ocean Winner, had been recovered in the Bay of Bengal, but no survivors were found among its crew. The sinking occurred on August 22, and the vessel was carrying 24 crew members - 20 Chinese nationals, three Myanmar nationals, and one Bangladeshi national. Despite the passage of time, search and rescue operations intensified with China joining the efforts under the coordination of the Maritime Rescue Coordination Centre in Beijing. Additional Coast Guard assets and merchant vessels were deployed to augment the ongoing search and rescue efforts.",
  "summary": "China joins the search and rescue operation for the missing crew members of the Panama-flagged vessel",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Free Press Journal",
        "title": "MV Ocean Winner Search: Empty Lifeboat Found, No Survivors As Coast Guard Intensifies Hunt For 22 Missing Crew",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/25/mv-ocean-winner-search-empty-lifeboat-found-no-survivors-as-coast",
        "published": "2026-08-25T14:09:34.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}