A Panama-flagged cargo ship, MV Ocean Winner, sank in the Bay of Bengal on Saturday, approximately 240 nautical miles off the Odisha coast, with 24 crew members on board. The crew consisted of 20 Chinese nationals, three from Myanmar, and one from Bangladesh. The cargo ship was en route to Singapore, carrying a cargo of 72,100 metric tons of iron ore fines from Odisha.
It had departed from the Paradip coast at 10:42 pm on August 20. Following the incident, the Indian Coast Guard and Indian Navy have initiated a rescue operation. As of the latest update, two individuals have been rescued from the waters.
Additionally, a nearby ship has also joined the rescue efforts to aid the crew of MV Ocean Winner.
