Lighter vessel sinks after collision in Ctg Port channel; all 12 crew rescued
A lighter vessel sank in the Karnaphuli channel within the
Chattogram Port area early this morning (30 June) after colliding with another
lighter vessel, although all 12 people on board were rescued.
The accident occurred at around
5:30am between buoys 2 and 3 in the port channel, according to officials.
The vessel, MV Bay Harbour-2, sank
following the collision and its crew members fell into the water.
Members of the Bangladesh Coast Guard launched a rescue operation after
receiving the information and rescued eight crew members from the channel.
The remaining four drifted towards
Parki Beach, where local residents brought them to safety.
According to the Coast Guard, the
vessel was carrying stone from Chattogram to Dhaka when the accident occurred.
Chattogram Port Authority Acting
Secretary Mohammad Nasir Uddin said the sunken vessel belongs to Bay Harbour
Limited.
He added that the incident would
not disrupt vessel movement in the Chattogram Port channel.
The cause of the collision was not
immediately known.
