Cargo vessel sinks off Indian coast

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.

Panama‑flagged cargo ship sinks off eastern India, coast guard says  Reuters

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

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

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