Pinak-6 launch capsize probe report filed
Monday, 15 September 2014
A government panel, formed to investigate the sinking of 'Pinak-6' launch, has submitted its report. Committee chief Joint Secretary Nur-ur-Rahman handed the findings to Shipping Minister Shajahan Khan and Secretary Syed Monjurul Islam on Sunday afternoon. Double-decked launch Pinak-6 capsized in Padma River near Mawa Turning Point in Lauhajang Upazila in Munshiganj on August 4. According to official figures, 49 bodies have been recovered and 61 are still missing and the vessel remained untraced too. A week-long search for the missing launch was called off on Aug 11 after rescuers failed to locate the medium-sized passenger ferry. The shipping ministry PRO said the investigation committee made 25 recommendations. It has also identified irregularity and negligence of five officials of the BIWTA and Department of Shipping. 'The shipping minister will brief the media within a day or two after going through the report,’ he added, according to a news agency.