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One hundred and fifty tourists were stranded in the Bay of Bengal on their way back from St. Martin to Teknaf. They were later rescued by calling 999. After floating in the sea for more than two hours, tourists must return to the island of San Martín by speedboat and trawler. The tourist boat ‘ST Bahasa Shahid Salam’ sailing on the Teknaf-Sernt Martin route was involved in the accident on Sunday afternoon.
Sayed Alamgir, another tourist visiting the island, said that some of the panicked tourists called the National Service 999 and asked for help as the boat slowly floated in Myanmar waters. Later, in a joint effort by the San Martín Coast Guard, the police and the navy, the tourists were brought ashore in a wooden boat at night.
“Without the cooperation of 999, we would have crossed the waters of Myanmar and we would have been arrested by the country’s border guards,” he said.
Confirming the information, Nur Ahmed, president of St. Martin’s Union Parishad, said: The tourists were then rescued by speedboats and trawlers and brought to St. Martin.
Mohammad Shahin, president of the Chhatra Municipal League of Teknaf, who went on a trip with his family to the island, said: When more than 50 tourists spent the night, they fell into misery on the way back to Teknaf with more than 200 passengers. . Many women and children began to cry as the ship sailed into the waters of Myanmar. However, the Coast Guard, Navy and Police quickly intervened and we were rescued.
Teknaf Upazila Nirbahi (UN) official Mohammad Saiful Islam said: “Tourists were unable to return to Teknaf when the ship broke down. But everyone is safe.
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