Staff Reporter:
Twelve crew members were rescued on Wednesday after a Bangladeshi vessel carrying fly ash from West Bengal to Khulna capsized in the Muri Ganga River in South 24 Parganas, posing a risk to aquatic life and ecosystem of the estuary, police said.
“A Bangladesh-bound vessel – MV Tamzid Nasir – transporting fly ash from Budge Budge in South 24 Parganas capsized in the Muri Ganga River. There were one Indian and 11 Bangladeshi crew members. Other vessels present nearby rushed to its aide. All the crew members were rescued,” an officer of the Sundarban police district said.
Transportation of cargo on the route is governed by an agreement signed between India and Bangladesh in 1972.
This is, however, not the first time that such accidents have taken place near the Sagar Island, which forms a part of the Sundarban delta.
