A stone-laden vessel sank in the rough waters of the Bay of Bengal off the coast of Sandwip in Chattogram on Thursday morning.
A service boat from Kumira in Sitakunda spotted the crew and managed to rescue them after nearly an hour of effort.
鈥楢ll seven individuals aboard were rescued unharmed by locals,鈥� said Wali Uddin Akbar, inspector of Kumira river police outpost.
The incident took place at around 9:40am near Buoy 2 adjacent to Guptachhara in Kumira, said Wali Uddin.
He also said that the Ball Gate had departed from the Karnaphuli River terminal around 8:00am, en route to Bhola. 鈥楢s it approached the Guptachhara area, the vessel was caught in high waves due to rough sea conditions and eventually capsized.鈥�
The vessel went under completely due to water entering the hull, Akbar said.
