Paradip Port is a natural, deep-water port on India's east coast, at the Mahanadi delta in Odisha. It remains a strategic oil, bulk, and container gateway for Odisha and neighboring states.
The cargo ship Ocean Winner has sunk in the Bay of Bengal about 444 kilometers from Paradip, Odisha. Two crew members have been rescued; search teams are scouring the area as authorities coordinate responses. The vessel was carrying 71,000 metric tonnes of iron ore for China, with a multinational crew. The cause of the sinking remains under investigation.