SR SHIPPING LIMITED, BANGLADESH FLAG CARRIER MV JAWAD RESCUES INDIAN FISHERMAN NEAR KUTUBDIA

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SR SHIPPING LIMITED, BANGLADESH FLAG CARRIER MV JAWAD RESCUES INDIAN FISHERMAN NEAR KUTUBDIA

At 11:00am on the 10th of July, 2019 a fisherman later identified as Rabindra Nath Das (Kanu Das), was spotted stranded in the water near Kutubdia by The Master and crew of The MV Jawad, a Bangladesh flagship owned by SR Shipping Limited, a concern of The KSRM Group. The crew immediately responded by throwing the life buoy with line and lifejacket into water for him. Master then immediately informed the office by phone and also relayed messages to nearby ships, port control, The Bangladesh Navy and The Coast guard. The Master, in consultation with his head office then heaved up the anchor and commenced rescue operation by using ship’s main engine as the victim by this time went out of ship’s sight. The victim was finally re-sighted and taken on board about three nautical miles away from the initial sighting position. He was given the necessary clothing, food and first aid in consultation with company doctor. As per the victim’s statement, his fishing boat sunk due to bad weather with ten other fishermen in Indian Coast about a week back.

2019-10-28T12:29:22+00:00

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