1 dead, 10 missing as fishing vessel capsizes in Bay of Bengal
Nearby boats rescued 12 people alive
Photo: UNB
One person was killed and 10 went missing as a fishing ship capsized in the Bay of Bengal with 23 crew members on board on Friday.
The identity of the deceased could not be known. His body was kept in the Coast Guard ship named Syed Nazrul.
The vessel FV Rangachonga capsized in the deep sea, 30 miles west of Cox's Bazar at around 7:30am.
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Staff officer (operations) of Bangladesh Coast Guard's eastern zone Lieutenant Commander Md Saiful Islam said the cause of the accident could not be known immediately.
Nearby boats rescued 12 people alive.
Saiful said Coast Guard ship Syed Nazrul and Bangladesh Navy ship Oporajeyo are conducting a drive to rescue the missing people.
