Fishing trawler capsizes in deep sea, 3 dead
The incident occurred as the fishing trawler ‘FB Min-Shondhani’ carrying 24 fishermen collided head on with a commercial ship near St Martin’s Island
Fishing during a restricted time or in restricted area, fishing without approval for going to sea will be considered as punishable offences. File Photo: Pixabay
Three people were feared dead as a fishing trawler capsized in the deep sea near St Martin's Island of Cox's Bazar on Tuesday night.
The incident occurred as the fishing trawler 'FB Min-Shondhani' carrying 24 fishermen collided head-on with a commercial ship there.
Being informed, naval Ship 'Somudra Joy' rushed to the scene and rescued 12 fishermen alive and three dead bodies with the help of local people, said an ISPR press release.
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Later, another naval ship 'Oprajeyo' also joined the rescue operation to find the missing nine fishermen.
