Fertiliser-laden cargo ship capsizes

By Unb, Chittagong
10 June 2006, 18:00 PM
A fertiliser-laden cargo ship caught by strong wind capsized in Sandwip channel near Kumira ghat in the district yesterday morning.

Port sources said cargo MV Sumit-3, loading 700 tons of imported fertilisers from a foreign ship, was heading towards Jessore when strong wind caught it at about 10:00am.

A Navy ship rescued the cargo staff of the cargo. But, the vessel, loaded with fertilisers worth 60 lakh, could not be salvaged.