Bangladeshi Sailors Evacuated from Stranded Ship in Ukraine
DHAKA, Bangladesh (AA) – Twenty-eight sailors of a Bangladeshi vessel which was stranded at a Ukrainian port after being hit by a missile have been evacuated.
“All crew members of the stranded Bangladeshi cargo ship in the Ukrainian seaport have been taken to a safe place. Sailors are now safe.” State Minister for Foreign Affairs Shahriar Alam said in a video statement.
“Soon we will manage to send them to Warsaw. We, after having consultations with concerned government agencies, will bring them back to Bangladesh,” Alam said.
On Wednesday, a third engineer of the stranded cargo ship was killed after a missile hit the vessel.
Quoting Bangladesh’s Ambassador to Poland Sultana Laila, the state minister said that the body of the third engineer is with the rescued sailors.
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