Sinking of ML Rabit Al Hasan

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Sinking of ML Rabit Al Hasan
Date4 April 2021;3 years ago (2021-04-04)
Time6:00 pm BST
Location Shitalakshya River, Bangladesh
CauseCollision with MV SKL-3
Deaths35
Missing2

ML Rabit Al Hasan was a Bangladesh double-decker passenger ferry that sank on 4 April 2021 in the Shitalakshya River in Narayanganj District near Dhaka. [1] [2] The ship was carrying more than 50 passengers and crew of which 35 died. [3]

The vessel sank after it collided with the cargo vessel, MV SKL-3, in the Sitalakkhya River. [4] Dhaka Tribune reported that the cargo vessel fled the scene after the collision. The coast guard detained 14 staff and the executor cargo vessel anchored in Meghna River, at Gazaria, Munshiganj district after four days of the incident. [5]

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References

  1. ↑ "Ferry sinks after colliding in Bangladesh; at least 25 dead". Associated Press. 5 April 2021. Retrieved 11 April 2021.
  2. ↑ "At Least 25 Dead After Ferry Sinks in Bangladesh" . Bloomberg. 5 April 2021. Retrieved 11 April 2021.
  3. ↑ "Cargo vessel that hit launch in Sitalakkhya river seized". The Financial Express . 8 April 2021. Retrieved 17 May 2021.
  4. ↑ "Sitalakkhya launch capsize: Errant cargo vessel seized". UNB. The Independent. 8 April 2021. Retrieved 11 April 2021.
  5. ↑ "Shitalakkhya launch capsize: 5 in remand, 9 sent to jail". Dhaka Tribune. 9 April 2021. Retrieved 11 April 2021.


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