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India searches for 22 missing sailors after Ocean Winner sank

8/26/2026

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India’s Coast Guard and Navy are searching for 22 missing sailors after the MV Ocean Winner sank.
The Panama-flagged cargo ship sank on Aug. 22, 2026, about 276 miles from Paradip.
The vessel carried 24 crew: 20 Chinese, three Myanmar, and one Bangladeshi.
Two Chinese crew members were rescued on Aug. 22 after being found in liferafts.
Coast Guard ship ICGS Varad recovered a lifeboat and an emergency beacon linked to the sunken vessel.

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India’s Coast Guard and Navy are searching for 22 missing sailors after the MV Ocean Winner sank.
The Panama-flagged cargo ship sank on Aug. 22, 2026, about 276 miles from Paradip.
The vessel carried 24 crew: 20 Chinese, three Myanmar, and one Bangladeshi.
Two Chinese crew members were rescued on Aug. 22 after being found in liferafts.
Coast Guard ship ICGS Varad recovered a lifeboat and an emergency beacon linked to the sunken vessel.