Fertilizer-laden vessel gets stuck in shoal
A lighter vessel got stuck in a shoal near Meher Ali Char in the Bay of Bengal in Bagerhat yesterday.
Coastguards, however, managed to rescue all 14 crew from MV New Parveen-2 in Sharonkhola while it was carrying 950 tonnes of fertilizer, said a press release of the force.
The crew members include Jamal Hossain from Gopalganj, Uzzal Hossain from Narail, Arafat Hossain from Kishoreganj, Shahdath Hossain from Chattogram, Harun Mollah from Narail, Jahangir from Feni and Rabin Sheikh from Narail.
They will be handed over to the ship owner’s representative, said the press release.
Initiative from the owner to take steps to rescue the lighter vessel is underway, it added.
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