Rescuers searching for 22 missing crew members of the cargo vessel MV Ocean Winner on Tuesday recovered an emergency beacon and located a lifeboat associated with the Panama-flagged ship, but did not find survivors, the coast guard said.
The search operation, coordinated by ICG along with the Maritime Rescue Coordination Centre Beijing , has intensified despite challenging weather and rough sea conditions. “Liquefaction is one possibility. Besides, leaking hatch covers during rough weather could have allowed seawater into the cargo holds, accelerating liquefaction.
Paradip Port Authority officials said Odisha has experienced 29% excess monsoon rainfall this season, with heavy rain lashing the coast through July and August. Ocean Winner was also nearing its life expectancy, considering that it was 28 years old, and ships generally have an operational lifespan of 25 to 30 years.
Captain Manoj Sahoo of Navitech Logistics said considering that the fines were stocked in open space, there was a distinct possibility that they attracted moisture. So there is a possibility of structural deterioration,” Sahoo said.
