Staff Correspondent: Dhaka, Aug-04,
The Bangladesh Navy, in
the small hours of Wednesday, rescued as many as 17 fishermen from a trawler
that broke down in the Bay of Bengal.
An officer from the
naval headquarters here told the media that the fishing trawler, ‘Tamanna
Munshi-4’, ventured into deep waters with 17 fishermen on board on August 1.
That very day, the
engine of the boat went out of order, forcing the fishermen to remain stranded
in the sea for three days.
A team from the
Bangladesh Navy rescued the stranded fishermen five miles away from Kutubdia
point after the master of the trawler made an SOS call to national emergency
number 999.
The rescued fishermen
have been given first aid and food, the officer said.
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