Vessel movement at Chattogram port suspended after an accident between 2 vessels
Published : 14 Jun 2019, 11:59
Sahos Desk
Vessel movement at Chattogram port has been halted after an accident between two vessels in the port's channel.
An empty oil tanker “MT-Burgan” collided with an oncoming cargo ship named Express Mohananda near Guptaband point in the Karnaphuli channel around 8:30am, said Md Omar Faruk, secretary of Chattogram post authority.
After the collision, the port authorities suspended the vessel movement for the time being, he said.
A cargo vessel was sent to rescue the ships which were stuck in the narrow channel, the secretary said.
No casualty was reported in the incident, he added.
Source: thedailystar