Bangladesh Coast Guard members rescued 12 Chinese nationals who were stranded in the Bay of Bengal, after receiving a call from the National Emergency Service 999 on Tuesday.
The Chinese nationals were given first-aid after being rescued from the sea.
Police said the Chinese nationals boarded a speedboat to unload goods from mother vessel ‘KANG HUAN-1’ on Tuesday afternoon.
The cable of the lift of the speedboat tore off. The boat overturned while all the foreigners except two got stranded in the vessel.
Ali Asgar, a sailor of lighter vessel ‘NDE-14’, called the National Emergency Service 999 to rescue them.
Akash Chandra Nath, a constable of the Emergency Service Centre, received the call and immediately informed the east zone of Coast Guard (CG). A CG team led by Lieutenant Commander Russell Miha rushed to the spot and rescued them.
