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Rescue teams intensify search for 22 missing sailors after ship sinks off Odisha coast
✍️ Mangalore Today
🗓 25 Aug 2026, 07:06 AM
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A vessel sank off the Odisha coastline, leaving 22 crew members unaccounted for, prompting intensified rescue operations.
A ship went down off the coast of Odisha, and authorities confirmed that 22 sailors are missing. The incident was reported early on, and the exact cause of the sinking has not yet been established.
Rescue teams, including the Indian Coast Guard and local disaster response units, have launched a coordinated search operation. Boats, helicopters and sonar equipment are being deployed to locate any survivors and recover the missing crew.
Officials have urged nearby fishermen and vessels to assist by reporting any sightings. Families of the crew have been informed, and the government is monitoring the situation closely as the search continues.
The Odisha coastline has witnessed several maritime accidents in recent years, prompting calls for stricter safety checks on commercial vessels operating in the Bay of Bengal.
Rescue teams, including the Indian Coast Guard and local disaster response units, have launched a coordinated search operation. Boats, helicopters and sonar equipment are being deployed to locate any survivors and recover the missing crew.
Officials have urged nearby fishermen and vessels to assist by reporting any sightings. Families of the crew have been informed, and the government is monitoring the situation closely as the search continues.
The Odisha coastline has witnessed several maritime accidents in recent years, prompting calls for stricter safety checks on commercial vessels operating in the Bay of Bengal.