The MV Ocean Winner, carrying 24 crew members including 20 Chinese nationals, was sailing from Paradip port in the eastern Indian state of Odisha to Singapore when it sent a distress alert on Saturday.
The vessel reported trouble around 700 kilometers (435 miles) east of the coastal city of Visakhapatnam, prompting a rescue operation by Indian authorities.
A search and rescue efforts for the missing crew members of cargo ship MV Ocean Winner which reportedly sunk Saturday about 276 miles (444 kilometers) from the Paradip coast of India's eastern Odisha state, Tuesday, Aug. 25, 2026. Photo by AP
Two people have been rescued, leaving 22 still unaccounted for.
Three crew members are from Myanmar and one from Bangladesh.
