Fertiliser-laden Panama ship runs aground near Mongla
Panama flag bearer 'MV Vinashin Iron' carrying 16,243 tonnes of urea fertiliser imported from China by Bangladesh Chemical Industries Corporation ran aground about ten kilometres away from Hiron Point near the Bay of Bengal on Tuesday night.
After receiving the information, Mongla Port Authority sent tugboat MV Shibsha to the spot but the ship could not be salvaged due to ebb tide.
“We are waiting for high tide to tug the ship in the river,” said Capt Enam Ahmed, Harbour Master of Mongla Port Authority.
The port authorities are monitoring the situation round-the-clock and naval patrol boats have gone to the spot to see security affairs of the fertiliser-laden ship and its crew, he said.
There is possibility of the fertiliser being damaged in any way, he said.
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