The salvage operation of MV Sagar Nandini-2, which sank with 11 lakh litres of oil after another vessel hit it in the Meghna River Sunday, is set to begin on Thursday morning.
Although two barges were supposed to come from Chandpur to retrieve the vessel — one of those, Johura, arrived Tuesday night and another could not reach the site on time, Coast Guard (South Zone) Media Officer KM Shafiul Kinjal said.
The full-fledged salvage operations will start Thursday as the remaining barge arrived on Wednesday afternoon, he said.
Members of the Coast Guard continued to skim oil from the sunken vessel to stop it from spilling into the river so that the biodiversity of the river is not affected, Shafiul said. "Also, they are working to ensure the security of Sagar Nandini-2."
On Sunday, the vessel sank after being hit by another vessel in Meghna due to dense fog in Bhola Sadar upazila. The oil on the ship spilt into the river.
Later, local administration formed a nine-member probe body, headed by Additional District Magistrate Ripon Kumar Saha, to look into the incident. The committee was asked to submit its report within seven working days.
