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Empty Lifeboat, Distress Beacon Found As Indian Coast Guard Searches For 22 Missing Crew In Bay Of Bengal

  • On Thursday, August 27, 2026, the Indian Coast Guard Ship Varad brought two Chinese survivors of the sunken bulk carrier MV Ocean Winner to Paradip, Odisha, following their rescue at sea.
  • Carrying 24 crew members from three nations, the Panama-flagged vessel sank in the Bay of Bengal on August 21 while transporting 71,200 metric tonnes of iron ore to China.
  • Pan Tonglai and Chen Jianhe received medical care onboard after being rescued from a liferaft on August 22, and officials handed them to company representatives on Thursday in the presence of local police.
  • Coordinated sea and air search operations continue for the remaining 22 missing crew members, with assistance from the Maritime Rescue Coordination Centre in Beijing, Coast Guard spokesperson Commandant Amit Uniyal confirmed.
  • Language barriers have restricted investigators from obtaining detailed accounts regarding the vessel's sudden tilt, even though authorities recovered an emergency beacon and lifeboat on Tuesday, August 25.
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Marine Insight broke the news on Wednesday, August 26, 2026.
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