The two rescued Chinese seafarers said the vessel developed a list on
Friday and sank within eight minutes, forcing crew to abandon ship,
ShyamJagannathan, director general of India’s Maritime Administration, told
Reuters. Jagannathan said the chances
of finding survivors generally fall sharply after 12 hours, but rescuers were
continuing the search. Twenty-two
crew members remain missing from the Ocean Winner, including 18 Chinese
nationals, three Myanmar nationals and one Bangladeshi, according to the
Indian Coast Guard.
The Indian Navy is closely coordinating with the Coast
Guard to locate the remaining crew, the Navy said in a post on
X.