Members of the Coast Guard (CG) have rescued eight fishermen who were drifting in the Bay of Bengal for three days.
According to Bangladesh Coast Guard officials, the fishermen were given first aid and food before their boat was brought to the Harbaria riverbank. Lieutenant Commader Siam-Ul-Haq, media officer of Coast Guard, said fishing boat ‘FB Mayer Doa’ left for the sea with eight fishermen on August 14.
The trawler went out of order due to a mechanical fault in the mid-sea, leaving the fishermen stranded. On August 17, one of the fishermen called Bangladesh coast guard’s
emergency helpline 16111 when they came within mobile network.
Responding to the call, a patrolling team located the trawler near buoy No-5 of the Mongla Fairway and rescued them.