Rescue operation of sunken ship yet to begin
Friday, 12 November 2010
Our Correspondent
CHITTAGONG, Nov 11: Rescue operations to salvage a lightering coastal ship sunk in the Karnafuli river are yet to begin as the Chittagong Port Authority issued a letter to the ship owner Wednesday afternoon to take steps for searching the sunken ship.
Mercantile Marine Department (MMD) under the directorate of shipping today formed a three-member inquiry committee with engineer and surveyer of MMD Sirajul Islam as its head.
Principal Officer of the MMD Captain Habibur Rahman has said the committee has been asked to submit its report within seven days. Other members of the committee are assistant harbour master of CPA Captain Zahirul Islam and a representative of the Coast Guard.
Deputy Conservator of the CPA Captain Nazmul Alam said that the sunken coastal ship has been located and the owner of the ship NZ Corporation has been asked to arrange quick salvage of the ship.
"But preparation to salvage the coaster may take some more time if the owner agrees to do it," he said.
The lightering coastal vessel Hang Gang-2 sank with 2600 tonnes of chick pea while it anchored to refuel at Bangla Bazar jute rally ghat in the river, after it had uploaded the cargo from a mother vessel located at the outer anchorage.
As the ship departed the ghat it collided with a barge that anchored in the river and sank immediately.
The chick pea worth about Tk 80 million imported for Meghna Group of Dhaka was reported completely damaged at Bangla Bazar jute rally ghat in the Karnafuli River at around 8.30 pm on Wednesday.
CPA secretary Syed Farhad Uddin has said that the location of the mishap was not adjacent to any channel or jetty and so there has been no interruption in vessel movement.
CHITTAGONG, Nov 11: Rescue operations to salvage a lightering coastal ship sunk in the Karnafuli river are yet to begin as the Chittagong Port Authority issued a letter to the ship owner Wednesday afternoon to take steps for searching the sunken ship.
Mercantile Marine Department (MMD) under the directorate of shipping today formed a three-member inquiry committee with engineer and surveyer of MMD Sirajul Islam as its head.
Principal Officer of the MMD Captain Habibur Rahman has said the committee has been asked to submit its report within seven days. Other members of the committee are assistant harbour master of CPA Captain Zahirul Islam and a representative of the Coast Guard.
Deputy Conservator of the CPA Captain Nazmul Alam said that the sunken coastal ship has been located and the owner of the ship NZ Corporation has been asked to arrange quick salvage of the ship.
"But preparation to salvage the coaster may take some more time if the owner agrees to do it," he said.
The lightering coastal vessel Hang Gang-2 sank with 2600 tonnes of chick pea while it anchored to refuel at Bangla Bazar jute rally ghat in the river, after it had uploaded the cargo from a mother vessel located at the outer anchorage.
As the ship departed the ghat it collided with a barge that anchored in the river and sank immediately.
The chick pea worth about Tk 80 million imported for Meghna Group of Dhaka was reported completely damaged at Bangla Bazar jute rally ghat in the Karnafuli River at around 8.30 pm on Wednesday.
CPA secretary Syed Farhad Uddin has said that the location of the mishap was not adjacent to any channel or jetty and so there has been no interruption in vessel movement.