Bay of Bengal

23 Aug

Massive Search Underway After Cargo Vessel Sinks Off Odisha Coast, 22 Crew Missing

Gurpreet Singh0 CommentsIndiaBay of Bengal, Indian Coast Guard, MV Ocean Winner, Odisha coast, ship sinking

New Delhi (Gurpreet Singh): A major joint search and rescue mission is currently in progress across the Bay of Bengal after a Panama-flagged cargo ship carrying 24 crew members foundered off the coast of Odisha on Saturday. While emergency responders successfully recovered two mariners alive from an emergency life raft late Saturday evening, 22 crew members remain missing at sea. The bulk carrier, identified as the MV Ocean Winner, had departed from the Odisha coastline on Friday laden with a cargo of iron ore bound for Singapore. Trouble emerged when coastal monitoring stations lost all radio and electronic communication with…

27 Oct

Cyclone ‘Montha’ Intensifies; Andhra and Tamil Nadu on High Alert

Rajeev Sharma0 CommentsIndiaAndhra Pradesh, APSDMA, Bay of Bengal, Cyclone Montha, Kakinada, Tamil Nadu

Chandigarh, October 27, 2025: Cyclone Montha has begun to intensify into a severe cyclonic storm over the Bay of Bengal, triggering heavy rain and strong winds across coastal Andhra Pradesh and parts of northern Tamil Nadu. The Andhra Pradesh State Disaster Management Authority (APSDMA) confirmed that the cyclone is expected to make landfall near Kakinada on the evening or night of October 28.APSDMA Managing Director Prakhar Jain said the cyclone, moving at 18 km per hour, was located about 560 km off Visakhapatnam by Monday evening. “Coastal districts are witnessing rainfall accompanied by gales. The system will intensify further as…