Sundarban-11
Ferry gets stuck in Meghna shoal, passengers rescued
More than 400 passengers have been rescued from a ferry that ran aground in a shoal in the Meghna river in Chandpur district, officials said on Wednesday,
The passengers of the Barishal-bound ‘Sundarban-11’ were actually rescued by another vessel ‘MV Surovi-7’, according to the officials.
Alam Sardar, master of the stranded ferry, said that ‘Sundarban-11’ carrying over 400 passengers experienced a technical glitch around midnight on Tuesday while heading towards Barishal.
"When it reached near Mohonpur in Chandpur, I steered it to a nearby shoal to avoid any untoward situation," he said.
Faruk Hossain, a passenger on the ferry, said it experienced the technical glitch around 11pm and got stuck in the shoal around 12am, creating panic among the passengers.
Meanwhile, ‘MV Surovi-7’ that was passing by spotted the ill-fated ferry and rushed to its rescue, officials said. "All the passengers were rescued around 2am on Wednesday."
Youth found dead on launch in Barishal
An unidentified young man was found dead on the roof of 'Sundarban-11' launch at Barishal Launch Terminal early Tuesday.