A ship with 750 passengers on board got stuck in a shoal in the Bay of Bengal on Wednesday.
Published : 11 Jan 2017, 03:28 PM
The vessel LCT Kutubdia was on way to the Saint Martin's Island from Teknaf, said Md Shafiul Alam, upazila executive officer of Teknaf.
It got stuck on a shoal near Saint Martin's Island around 12:30pm, he said.
The tourists were taken off the ship by fishing trawlers and speed boats. The ship will be moved during high tide, he said.