Bangladeshi sailor among 22 missing after cargo ship sinks off India's coast

Two Chinese crew members were rescued after the Panama-flagged Ocean Winner sank within eight minutes while carrying iron ore to China

The two rescued Chinese seafarers said the vessel developed a list on Friday and sank within eight minutes, forcing crew to abandon ship, the director general of India's Maritime Administration said.

Search continues for 22 after bulk carrier sinks off India  Reuters

The Panama-flagged bulk carrier MV Ocean Winner was headed to Singapore from Paradip port in India's Odisha state, according to MarineTraffic.

Ship tracking platform MarineTraffic reported that the vessel had set sail from Paradip Port in Odisha and was on its way to Singapore.

Provincial police are continuing their search for a local teenager who was reported missing on Friday and has not been seen since Thursday.

The Panama‑flagged Ocean Winner reportedly had a crew of 24, at least two of whom appear to have been rescued. The ship is thought to have been carrying iron ore from India to Singapore.

The ship went down around 240 nautical miles off the Paradip coast (Representative image)A Panama-flagged cargo vessel carrying iron ore from Odisha to Singapore sank in the Bay of Bengal on Saturday, officials told news agency PTI.The ship went down around 240 nautical miles off the Paradip coast with 24 crew members

The coastguard said a man was reported overboard from the Ambassador cruise liner Ambition as it was sailing around 36 nautical miles east of Arbroath at around 8.35am on Friday.

A massive search operation is in progress to trace the missing fishermen, with five vessels, two Dornier aircraft and a helicopter have been pressed into services, State Minister Kinjarapu Atchannaidu said on Friday.The Minister said officials had spoken with Indian Coast Guard Assistant Commanding Officer Ranjith Kuma