Trawler capsizes in Hatia
Friday, 10 October 2014
A trawler carrying over 100 passengers has sunk near the Chairman Ghat area at Hatia Upazila in Noakhali. Hatia Police Station OC Syed Fazle Rabbi said the vessel, coming from Nolchira Ghat, went down around 12pm. Quoting locals, he said it was carrying over 100 passengers, but most of them had been rescued. "But it is difficult to say right now how many are still missing," he added.
Rabbi said police and locals joined forces in rescue efforts right after the incident, according to bdnews24.com.