{
  "id": 92416,
  "title": "Indian sailor missing after vessel hit near Odesa, family seeks help",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/03/indian-sailor-missing-after-vessel-hit-near-odesa-family-seeks-help",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-03T16:29:48.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Hindu",
    "slug": "the-hindu",
    "url": "https://www.thehindu.com/videos/indian-sailor-missing-after-vessel-hit-near-odesa-family-seeks-help/article71302559.ece"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Indian sailor Ramchandra Dubey is missing after his vessel was struck near Ukraine’s Odesa port on July 25, according to his family. The family has urgently appealed to the Government of India to assist in locating him. While two of the four Indian crew members aboard the ship have been confirmed safe, the whereabouts of Dubey and another Indian sailor remain uncertain. The Indian Embassy in Kyiv is currently working in tandem with Ukrainian authorities to investigate the matter.",
  "summary": "The family of Indian crew member Ramchandra Dubey has appealed to the Government of India to trace him after he went missing when the vessel he was travelling on was struck near Ukraine’s Odesa port on July 25. While two of the four Indian crew members have been confirmed safe, the whereabouts of Ramchandra Dubey and another Indian sailor remain unknown as the Indian Embassy in Kyiv continues to…",
  "key_points": [
    "Indian sailor Ramchandra Dubey missing after vessel struck near Odesa on July 25",
    "Family urgently appeals to Indian Government for assistance in locating Dubey",
    "Indian Embassy in Kyiv working with Ukrainian authorities to investigate"
  ],
  "editors_take": "The family's appeal to the Indian government highlights the uncertainty and concern for the missing sailor's fate, and raises the stakes for the embassy's efforts to locate him.",
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "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."
}