Trawler capsize: Five bodies found in the Karnaphuli

Members of River Police and Bangladesh Coast Guard yesterday recovered the bodies of five men who went missing in trawler capsize in the Karnaphuli on Wednesday.

The dead are captain Faruk Bin Abdullah, 51, chief officer Saiful Islam, 53, second officer Jahirul Islam, 45, fisherman Jahir Uddin, 50, and dockyard staff Rahmat, 50, said Akram Ullah, office-in-charge of Sadarghat River Police Station.

The bodies were recovered from different points of the river and sent to Chattogram Medical College Hospital, he said, adding that a crewman and his father remained missing as of 5:00pm yesterday.

FV Magferat, a trawler for deep sea fishing, capsized near Sea Resources Dockyard at Ichhanagar on the southern bank of the Karnaphuli around 1:30am on Wednesday.

The accident occurred when the speedy trawler turned to one side after hitting a floating buoy and another anchored trawler after the captain lost control over the steering when he was trying to dock the trawler at the dockyard.