A cargo ship, MV Bingo is believed to have sunk in the rough seas caused by cyclonic storm Phailin with its crew on a lifeboat last sighted east of Sagar in West Bengal.

Kolkata Port Trust chairman RPS Kahlon told PTI that it may possibly have had tried to sail back to port following damage sustained on the rough seas. He said a Dornier aircraft and hovercraft belonging to Coast Guard are searching for the ship which sailed with 19 Chinese and one Indonesian crew member on board. The bulk cargo carrier carrying 8,000 tonnes of iron ore left for China from Sagar anchorage on October 11.