BSC cadet falls into sea, missing

An apprentice cadet of Bangladesh Shipping Corporation (BSC) fell in the sea from a ship yesterday at the outer anchorage of Chittagong port.
The cadet was identified as Shubhankar Bhattacharjee, 22, missing since he fell in the sea at around 9:30am.
Cadet Shubhankar went to the “Bravo” point to join his service after enjoying a three-day leave. But, suddenly he fell into the rough sea when climbing up the ladder of the vessel from a boat.
Chittagong Port Authority (CPA) Secretary Syed Farhaduddin Ahmed said CPA salvage ship Kandari-8 and three other salvage teams of Bangladesh Navy and Coast Guard continued rescue operation.
“However, the missing cadet could not be traced out in the sea due to rough weather till now,” the CPA secretary told the Daily Star.
Shubhangkar hailed from Rangamati district, joined BSC as apprentice cadet after passing out from marine academy.