The fire of 'MT Banglar Saurav', which caught fire after a loud explosion, has been brought under control. But 4 sailors of the ship are not found.
The Coast Guard said the ship's fire was brought under control at 2:35 AM on Friday (October 4).
Coast Guard East Zone Media Officer Lieut. Shakib Mehbub said that at 2:35 AM, Coast Guard Tug Ship BCGT was able to bring the fire of MT Banglar Sourav under control. Meanwhile, the Coast Guard rescued 46 crew alive out of a total of 50 crew on board. The remaining 4 are missing. All efforts are underway to rescue them.
Earlier, 'MT Banglar Saurav' started burning at a quarter past midnight on Friday. Coast Guard Tug Ship BCGT Pramatta, Metal Shark divided into 3 and 4 teams started working to control and rescue the fire of BSC A Oil Tanker at outer anchorage.
Both the ships that suffered accidents within a few days belonged to Bangladesh Shipping Corporation (BSC).
Earlier on Monday, three people died in a fire incident after an explosion on the MT Banglar Jyoti vessel.
In various videos spread on Facebook, it was seen that the fire took a terrible form. Many are comparing it to the way the Banglar Jyoti caught fire.
A young man named Lutfar Hossain gave live from near the scene around 1 AM. He himself was working on another ship. Later, Lutfar told Barta24.com that anchored off Parki beach was the smell of Bengal. At half past one in the morning, there was a loud noise in the ship. Later I saw the fire burning.
According to multiple sources of Bangladesh Merchant Mariners Association, the lifespan of a ship is 20 to 25 years. After that it cannot travel on international routes. But two tankers named MT Bangla's Jyoti and MT Bangla's Sourav were built in 1987 in Denmark. The two tankers collect crude oil from large tankers waiting at the outer anchorage of Chattogram Port and bring it to various depots in Patenga.