Cargo vessel capsizes in Bay of Bengal with 12 crew
11 sailors rescued, 1 missing
A cargo vessel capsized with 12 crew members in the Bay of Bengal on the east side of Island upazila Hatiya in Noakhali amid inclement weather on Thursday (25 April) afternoon.
Talking to The Business Standard, Mehedi Jaman, in-charge of river police in Hatiya's Nalchira, said, "The vessel went down near Islam Char of the upazila at noon. All the 12 sailors were floating in the river.
"They called the National Emergency Service-999 seeking help. Around 2:00pm, two teams of Hatiya Coast Guard and Nalchira River Police conduct the rescue operation. Due to the very rough conditions, we could not reach the area where the vessel sank.
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"A fishing boat managed to rescue 11 sailors and transfer them to a Chattogram-bound ship. Efforts to locate the missing sailor are ongoing," he added.
Mohammad Wahedul Islam, a representative of the owners of the vessel "MV Moumon", blamed the adverse weather for the capsizing of the vessel.
He further informed that the vessel was heading towards Dhaka from Chattogram with goods.
