India Launches Rescue Operation as Bulk Carrier Sinks Off East Coast
India’s maritime rescue agency lost communication on Saturday with a Panama-flagged cargo vessel that sank off the coast of eastern India, the Indian Coast Guard said. The vessel had 24 crew on board, including 20 Chinese nationals, three Myanmar nationals and one Bangladeshi, according to Commandant Amit Uniyal, a spokesperson for the Coast Guard. The […]
TL;DR
- A Panama-flagged cargo vessel sank off India's eastern coast.
- The vessel had 24 crew members: 20 Chinese, 3 Myanmar, and 1 Bangladeshi national.
- The Indian Coast Guard launched a search-and-rescue mission, dispatching two vessels.
- Two crew members have been rescued from life rafts.
- The ship was carrying iron ore to Singapore and departed from Paradip port.
- The sinking occurred approximately 240 nautical miles from the port.