A Chinese sailor went missing on Friday after he accidentally fell into the sea from a cargo vessel docked at Paradip port in eastern India’s Odisha state, police said.
The sailor, identified as Jang Tai, fell while lowering a pilot ladder as the ship MV Lucky Dragon prepared to depart after unloading pig iron, officials said. The vessel had arrived at Paradip International Cargo Terminal (PICT) from the United States on August 27.
“A Bangladeshi crew member jumped into the water to save him but could not succeed,” said Smruti Ranjan Kar, additional superintendent of police at Paradip.
The Bangladeshi sailor was rescued by Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) personnel and is undergoing treatment at the port hospital, Kar added. His condition is stable.
A search operation involving divers, patrol boats and an Odisha Disaster Rapid Action Force (ODRAF) team has been launched to trace the missing Chinese national.
