Cargo ship carrying 1,200 tonnes of coal sinks in River Pashur

A cargo vessel carrying 1,200 tonnes of coal sank in the Pashur River after colliding with an oil tanker in the early hours of on Tuesday.
Crew members of the sunken vessel said the MV Fulbari was heading towards Mongla after loading coal from the foreign commercial vessel MV Yas Jupiter, which was anchored at Hiron Point in Mongla Port.
When the cargo vessel reached the Sundari Kotha area of the Pashur channel, it collided with the oil tanker and subsequently sank. All nine crew members aboard the MV Fulbari managed to swim to a nearby cargo vessel following the accident. However, no casualties were reported.
Commodore Md Shafiqul Islam Sarker, Member (Harbour and Marine) of the Mongla Port Authority, said the Pashur channel remained completely safe and vessel movements through the channel were continuing normally.
He also said the vessel's owners were taking steps to salvage the sunken cargo ship.