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Our Correspondent, Barisal

M V Sajol-1, a cargo vessel carrying 13,240 sacks fertilisers with 50 Kg. granular Urea in per sack for Sidr affected areas of southern region endangered due to crack at bottom and anchoring at the bank of Kirtonkhola River started emergency unloading.

Enayet Hossain, master of the cargo, said that they left Chittagong at 2-00 am Tuesday May 13 and reached Barisal KDC Ghat on west bank of Kirtonkhola River at 6-00 pm Wednesday May 14 evening.

At about 3-00 pm Thursday afternoon the crew found cracks at the bottom of the cargo and water started soaking inside the cargo hole.

The vessel was immediately transferred to east bank of the river for safety of the navigation of Barisal port and emergency unloading by engaging bout 100 labors and starting two pumps for removing water and continue the vessel floating was arranged.

Until this report, unloading of the cargo was going on and unloaded fertilizers carried by trawlers piled at agriculture godown at KDC ghat.

Crew and officials said that causes of the accident and damages could be estimated after completion of full unloading within next morning.