The operation to recover a tanker that sank with 1.1 million litres of oil in the Meghna River in Bhola has not started two days after the accident. The rescue operation will begin once another coast guard barge arrives from Chandpur, said Md Mehedi Hasan, a spokesperson for the company operating the ship. Shagor Nandini-2 left for Chandpur after loading fuel oil from Chattogram port on Saturday. The ship capsized in the Kathirmatha area on Sunday after hitting a sand-laden vessel, which could not be identified, due to fog. Another sand-laden vessel rescued the 13 crew members from the ship.

Source: bd News24 December 27, 2022 23:42 UTC