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13 sailors rescued as lighter vessel sinks in Cox's Bazar
A lighter vessel has sunk off the Kutubdia coast in Cox's Bazar.
Published : 16 June 2017, 06:59 AM
Updated : 16 June 2017, 06:59 AM
Thirteen sailors were on board the vessel when it capsized in north-west Bay of Bengal around 4am Friday, said Md Saiful Aksar, Coast Guard Contingent Commander at Kutubdia.
All sailors were rescued by local fishermen before the coast guard reached the location, he told bdnews24.com.
There is still no information on what goods the lighter was carrying or where it was headed.
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