An Indian coastguard and navy search-and-rescue operation was underway on Sunday for 22 people, including a Bangladeshi national, who went missing after a Panama-flagged bulk carrier sank off India’s eastern coast, Reuters reported.
Two Chinese crew members were rescued after the Ocean Winner, carrying 24 crew, sank on Friday. The vessel developed a list and went down within eight minutes, forcing the crew to abandon ship, Shyam Jagannathan, director general of India’s Maritime Administration, told Reuters.