By Nidhi Verma, Saurabh Sharma and Jatindra Dash
Aug 22 (Reuters) – India’s maritime rescue agency on Saturday lost communication with Panama-flagged cargo vessel Ocean Winner, which sank off the coast of eastern India, the Indian Coast Guard said.
The coast guard has so far rescued two people from life rafts. The cause of the sinking was not immediately known.
The vessel had 24 crew on board, including 20 Chinese, three Myanmar nationals and one Bangladeshi, according to Commandant Amit Uniyal, a spokesperson for the Indian Coast Guard.
It was carrying iron ore.
(Reporting by Nidhi Verma, Saurabh Sharma, Jatindra Dash and Disha Mishra in Bengaluru; Editing by Sharon Singleton)
