Foreign ship sinks near Paradip, crew in lifeboats

Times Of India — Aug 23, 03:34 AM

A Panama-flagged cargo vessel carrying iron ore fines sank off the Odisha coast on Saturday.

The vessel had twenty-four foreign crew members aboard when it went down.

Indian Coast Guard and Navy launched a large-scale search and rescue operation for survivors.

Officials have rescued two crew members from life rafts so far.

Rough sea conditions are posing challenges to the ongoing rescue efforts.