<div><span style="font-size: 1rem;">A lighter vessel with 11 lakh litre of fuel sank after being hit by another vessel in Meghna river due to dense fog in sadar upazila of Bhola district early Sunday.</span><br></div><div><br></div><div>KM Shafiul Kinjal, media officer of Coast Guard South Zone, said the vessel named ‘Sagar Nandini-2’ carrying 11 lakh litre of fuel from Chattogram port sank in the Meghna as another vessel hit it at Tulatuli Majher Char while heading towards Chandpur Padma Depot around 4 am.</div><div><br></div><div>The accident took place due to poor visibility caused by the dense fog.</div><div>All the fuel spilled into the river. Local people later collected the fuel in containers.</div><div><br></div><div>Fortunately, all 13 crew members of the vessel have been rescued by another vessel passing through the area.</div><div><br></div><div>On information, a team of coast guard rushed to the spot and took necessary measures to protect the river from pollution. - UNB</div><div><br></div><div>bnbd24/fas</div>