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Members of the Coast Guard (CG) rescued eight fishermen who were drifting in the Bay of Bengal for three days.
According to a CG statement issued Monday, the fishermen were given first aid and food before their boat was brought to the Harbaria riverbank, as per a UNB report.
Lt Com Siam-Ul-Haq, media officer of the CG, said fishing boat ‘FB Mayer Doa’ left for the sea with eight fishermen on August 14.
The trawler went out of order due to a mechanical fault in the mid-sea, leaving the fishermen stranded, reads the statement.
On August 17, one of the fishermen called the CG’s emergency helpline 16111 when they came within mobile network.
Responding to the call, a patrolling CG team located the trawler near buoy No-5 of the Mongla Fairway and rescued them.