Bagearhat Correspondent :
A cargo ship named Al-Helal-1 sank in the Pashur channel of Mongla Sea Port at Harbaria area of Sundarban forest at about 2 pm on Thursday .
Following that the part of the channel has became risky for the movement of ships. It is reported that a foreign ship was scheduled to anchor at buoy No.5 of the harbaria area on the day but due to the sinking of the cargo in the area of Pashur channel the schedule of the ship was canceled.
Rear Admiral Riaz Uddin Ahmed, Chairman , Mongla Port Authority admitted the fact and told, the cargo sank in the river out side of Pashur channel of the port. As a result, it will not hamper the movement of the ships. He added, moreover, the step was already taken to salvage the sunken cargo.
On the other hand, a cargo ship named MV. Shovon belonging to M/S. Alamgir Navigation of Dhaka laden with 745 metric tones of fly ash went aground with a char of the river Mara Bhola under Sharankhola forest range in the Eastern Division of Sundarban forest on Wednesday night due to deep fog.
A cargo ship named Al-Helal-1 sank in the Pashur channel of Mongla Sea Port at Harbaria area of Sundarban forest at about 2 pm on Thursday .
Following that the part of the channel has became risky for the movement of ships. It is reported that a foreign ship was scheduled to anchor at buoy No.5 of the harbaria area on the day but due to the sinking of the cargo in the area of Pashur channel the schedule of the ship was canceled.
Rear Admiral Riaz Uddin Ahmed, Chairman , Mongla Port Authority admitted the fact and told, the cargo sank in the river out side of Pashur channel of the port. As a result, it will not hamper the movement of the ships. He added, moreover, the step was already taken to salvage the sunken cargo.
On the other hand, a cargo ship named MV. Shovon belonging to M/S. Alamgir Navigation of Dhaka laden with 745 metric tones of fly ash went aground with a char of the river Mara Bhola under Sharankhola forest range in the Eastern Division of Sundarban forest on Wednesday night due to deep fog.
