Cargo ship sinks near Paradip a major rescue operation in Bay of Bengal is underway. Three coast guards are searching for the missing crew members of ‘MV Ocean Winner’.
Reports say that till now only two crew members have been rescued. The Indian Coast Guard has launched a massive search and rescue operation in the Bay of Bengal. Coast Guard’s INS Varad, ICGS Anmol and ICGS Vijit have been deployed in this operation.
The Cargo ship sinks near Paradip with a total of 24 crew members on board. Two of them have been rescued. Finding the remaining crew members is now the top priority of the rescue team. INS Varad and ICGS Anmol were immediately deployed in the search and rescue mission. Later however, ICGS Vijit joined them in the operation.
The crew of the MV Ocean Winner had 20 Chinese nationals, three people from Myanmar and one from Bangladesh. The ship was en route from Paradip to Singapore when it ran into rough waters in north Bay of Bengal. The operation has been intensified. Further details awaited.
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