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Bangladeshi ship sinks off Phuket; 11 crew missing
6 crew among 17 rescued so far
Bangladeshi ship sinks off Phuket; 11 crew missing « UNB Connect
Reported by: UNBconnect
Reported on: July 4th, 2013 08:18:12 pm
Dhaka, July 4 (UNB) Eleven crew members of a Bangladeshi cargo ship, MV Hope, went missing early Thursday after the vessel capsised in the Andaman Sea.
The cargo ship, owned by Freight Breeze Shipping, ran into trouble in the early hours on Thursday in rough sea, some 32 kilometers off an island near Phuket in southern Thailand.
Saima Quader Chowdhury owns the shipping company, Freight Breeze Shipping.
rescue operation is still on. There were 17 Bangladeshis and six of them have been rescued, Captain Mohiuddin A Quader told UNB over phone on Thursday.
Quader, who has been coordinating the rescue operation, said the ship was heading towards Chittagong port.
The Royal Thai Navy has joined a search for the missing crew after the incident in the early hours of Thursday at the south of Racha Yai Island, reports the Phuket News.
A Royal Thai Navy Third Fleet helicopter was scrambled and flew out to check the scene, about 29 nautical miles (54 kilometres) south of Racha Yai, and a navy helicopter and patrol plane are also looking for the missing crew members.
A German container ship, the Buxmoon, is also on the scene looking for survivors.
Five members of the crew of the Hope were spotted in a lifeboat, and were later picked up by the Buxmoon, which will take them to Bangladesh. They are believed to be uninjured.
Another crewman has been pulled from the sea injured and was flown aboard a Thai Navy helicopter to Phuket, where is now recovering in Vachira Phuket Hospital.
Another 11 crewmen are missing. The search operation continues, according to the Phuket News.
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6 crew among 17 rescued so far
Bangladeshi ship sinks off Phuket; 11 crew missing « UNB Connect
Reported by: UNBconnect
Reported on: July 4th, 2013 08:18:12 pm
Dhaka, July 4 (UNB) Eleven crew members of a Bangladeshi cargo ship, MV Hope, went missing early Thursday after the vessel capsised in the Andaman Sea.
The cargo ship, owned by Freight Breeze Shipping, ran into trouble in the early hours on Thursday in rough sea, some 32 kilometers off an island near Phuket in southern Thailand.
Saima Quader Chowdhury owns the shipping company, Freight Breeze Shipping.
rescue operation is still on. There were 17 Bangladeshis and six of them have been rescued, Captain Mohiuddin A Quader told UNB over phone on Thursday.
Quader, who has been coordinating the rescue operation, said the ship was heading towards Chittagong port.
The Royal Thai Navy has joined a search for the missing crew after the incident in the early hours of Thursday at the south of Racha Yai Island, reports the Phuket News.
A Royal Thai Navy Third Fleet helicopter was scrambled and flew out to check the scene, about 29 nautical miles (54 kilometres) south of Racha Yai, and a navy helicopter and patrol plane are also looking for the missing crew members.
A German container ship, the Buxmoon, is also on the scene looking for survivors.
Five members of the crew of the Hope were spotted in a lifeboat, and were later picked up by the Buxmoon, which will take them to Bangladesh. They are believed to be uninjured.
Another crewman has been pulled from the sea injured and was flown aboard a Thai Navy helicopter to Phuket, where is now recovering in Vachira Phuket Hospital.
Another 11 crewmen are missing. The search operation continues, according to the Phuket News.
- See more at: Bangladeshi ship sinks off Phuket; 11 crew missing « UNB Connect
