200 passengers of a launch with damaged hull rescued

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11 October, 2020, 12:30 pm

Last modified: 11 October, 2020, 03:05 pm

200 passengers of a launch with damaged hull rescued

TBS Report

11 October, 2020, 12:30 pm

Last modified: 11 October, 2020, 03:05 pm

Padma River. Photo: Somoy News

Padma River. Photo: Somoy News

The Bangladesh Inland Water Transport Authority (BIWTA) team has rescued 200 passengers of a launch named MV Shahporan, after its hull was damaged hitting a dredger pipe on the Kathabari-Shimulia water route.

The accident caused a significant damage to the hull of the launch, reports Somoy TV.

BIWTA Assistant Director Shahadat Hossain said, "The launch started for Shimulia from Majhikandi at 10am. Its hull had a collision with submerged pipe of a dredger around 11am on the mid of Padma River."

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Later BIWTA team rushed to the spot and rescued the passengers. And the launch hull has been repaired, he added.

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