Cargo ship loses 43 containers in Bay of Bengal
Sunday, 30 June 2019
A local cargo ship has lost 43 containers after encountering rough weather near the Hatia Channel of the Bay of Bengal.
The containers on board the ‘KSL Gladiator’ fell overboard near the Bashanchar area around 8:30 am on Sunday, bdnews24.com reported citing officials of Bangladesh Inland Water Transport Authority (BIWTA).
The ship was heading to Dhaka’s Pangaon from Chattogram carrying 83 containers, said Mohammad Selim, deputy director of BIWTA in Chattogram.