In the tragic case of the ship sinks near Paradip port, the search operation has been abandoned. All crew members have been presumed to be dead.
According to reliable reports, the incident of the cargo ship sinks near Paradip port took place on August 22. The ship ‘MV Ocean Winner’ suddenly sunk in the Bay of Bengal around 240 nautical miles of the coast off Paradip in Odisha.
Reports say that there were 24 crew members onboard the ill-fated ship. However, two members were rescued on the day of the wreck but all other are still missing. The ship was en route from Paradip to Singapore when it ran into rough waters in north Bay of Bengal.
It is worth mentioning that, two Chinese ships joined the Coast Guards in search operation with INS Varad, ICGS Anmol and INS Vijit. But now after a week of search, the operation has been abandoned. All the crew members are presumed to be dead.
The two rescued crew members from China have been handed over to their employer after completion of all formalities.
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