The Indian Flee Guard has reportedly detained two Bangladeshi fishing trawlers, FV Meghna-5 and FV Laila-2, along with Seventy 9 sailors, within the Bay of Bengal.
In step with the trawler owners, the vessels were seized from the waters shut to the golf green buoy adjoining to Heron Point, shut to Khulna’s Mongla Port on Monday (9 December).
The FV Meghna-5 is owned by C&A Agro Restricted, basically based in Chattogram, while the FV Laila-2 is operated by SR Fishing, owned by Siddiqur Rahman, additionally from Chattogram.
In written complaints submitted to the Directorate of Marine Fisheries, the owners mentioned that FV Meghna-5 had 37 sailors on board, while FV Laila-2 carried 42 fishermen.
Ansarul Haque, operations supervisor of C&A Agro Restricted, mentioned the sailors of the detained trawler possess been eager with the owners.
“The most modern recordsdata indicates that each and each trawlers are being towed to Odisha, India. On the opposite hand, we are serene unclear about the cause tiresome their capture,” he mentioned as of late.
Bangladeshi authorities are investigating the incident, mentioned Commodore Mohammad Maqsood Alam, managing director of the Directorate of Shipping.
Confirming the seizure, he mentioned, “The trawlers were reportedly detained in Indian waters. Connected authorities companies, including the cruise guard, are actively communicating with Indian authorities to gain to the backside of the matter.”
Lt Commander Khandaker Munif Taqi, media officer at the cruise guard headquarters, mentioned, “We are attentive to the pain and are gathering further recordsdata.”
