A lighter ship carrying 2,200 tonnes of scrap sank in Karnaphuli River at Sadarghat area Chattogram Port after it clashed with a buoy early Wednesday.
The ship named MV Barnia Prince-2 sank at around 1:30am, Belayet Hossain, proprietor of Nippon Shipping Trading.
Two private companies -- Genuine Enterprise and Air Enterprise – reached the spot at around 10:00am and are working to rescue the ship.
