Bangladesh Coast Guard members on Sunday rescued 23 fishermen who were floating in the Bay of Bengal for five days as the engine of their trawler broke down.
Lieutenant Colonel BN KM Shafiul Kinjol, media personnel of Coast Guard South zone, said the engine of the trawler named ‘Mayer Doa’ with 23 fishermen went out of order on Wednesday, reports UNB.
A patrol team of the Coast Guard found the trawler floating in the Bay and rescued the fishermen in the morning, said Kinjol.
The trawler was taken to Nizampur Station where the fishermen were given first aid.
All the fishermen, hailed from the Banshkhali area, were out of danger and they were handed over to Al Amin, owner of the trawler, he said.
