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On the way back to Teknaf from the island of St. Martin, a tourist boat named ‘ST Bahasa Shaheed Salam’ sank with more than a hundred tourists. After launching the boat, the engine broke down and began to float five minutes after leaving the dock. Police, navy and coast guard were able to get the ship ashore after receiving a 999 call.
The incident took place in the Bay of Bengal on Sunday (December 20) at around 3.15pm.
Passengers complained that the ship stayed afloat for approximately three hours in order to repair the faulty engine. Seeing the ship slowly floating in Myanmar’s waters, some of the terrified tourists called the National 999 Service for help. The ship was brought ashore later in the evening thanks to a joint effort by the San Martín Coast Guard, the police and the Navy.
Mohammad Shahin, president of Teknaf Municipal Chhatra League, who was visiting the island with his family, said: “The ship Shaheed Salam, in ST language, started its journey on the Teknaf-Saint Martin waterway on Sunday with the first two hundred five hundred tourists. on Sunday. When more than a hundred tourists stayed for the night, they fell into misery on the way back to Teknaf with the remaining hundreds of passengers.
Abdur Rahman, who went on a St. Martin’s Day tour with his family from Gazipur in Dhaka, said he had an unimaginable experience with a cruise in St. Martin. He said: “I was floating in the Bay of Bengal for three hours when the engine broke down on the way back from the island.” Without the help of 999, we could have crossed the border into Myanmar and been arrested by the country’s border guards. He said that in order to develop the tourism industry, it is necessary to stop the movement of these boats in the San Martín waterway.
Realizing the misery, Abdur Rahman said: ‘I went to Cox’s Bazar on Saturday with my family to get rid of the embarrassment of the coronation. When the tour operator was asked for a one-day package from St. Martin, ST Bahasa Shahid Salam gave him seven tickets on board. From Cox’s Bazar, Teknaf could get to the pier quite comfortably, but the ship was embarrassed from the start. Getting to St. Maarten is an hour later than the other boats. Due to the extreme mismanagement of the jetty, it took an hour and a half to get off the ship.
Mohammad Bahed, ST Bahasa Shaheed Salam Resident Supervisor (Technical), confirmed the information and said: “You don’t believe in machinery. This good can be so bad. I did not stop trying to correct the mistakes of others. But I couldn’t finish.
Nur Ahmed, President of St. Martin’s Union Parishad, said: Arrangements have been made for those who need to abandon the emergency ship to reach Teknaf by speedboat. The issue of housing for families, including women and children, is being monitored.
Sayeed Alamgir / SR / JIM
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