Cargo vessel sinks in Passur
A clinker-laden cargo vessel sank in the Passur River in Mongla upazila yesterday morning.
Sources at Mongla Port said the cargo ship sank a Joymonighol point of the river around 9:00am after hitting another cargo vessel while heading towards Mongla port after uploading 650 tonnes of clinker (cement raw material) imported by Sena Kalyan Sangstha from a vessel near Harbaria.
None of the staff of the vessel, however, was injured. All eight safely swam ashore.
While returning to the SKS cement factory, the vessel hit another vessel on the way causing damage to the deck.
Earlier, on September 12, another clinker-laden cargo vessel along with 600 tonnes of clinker sank in the river near Harbaria. The vessel is yet to be salvaged.
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