According to Bangladesh Coast Guard, on 1st July, four seafarers have been killed and more injured after a Bangladeshi product tanker was caught fire by explosions.
In particular, the 1,000-dwt Shagor Nandini-2 (built 2012) occurred in the Sugandha River in Jhalokati, when it caught fire.
As informed, the body of rating Abdus Salam Hridoy was recovered from the engine room, while divers brought ashore the bodies of master Ruhul Amin Khan, supervisor Masudur Rahman Belal and navigator Sarowar Hossain.
Owner SHR Navigation of Dhaka has four tankers of the same size chartered by Bangladesh Petroleum Corporation (BPC) through its national distribution agents POC and Meghna Petroleum.
The flames were brought under control after 10 hours on Tuesday morning, Daily Bangladesh reported.
