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Photos Of BD Sailors Detained By Indian Coast Guard Released

Photos Of BD Sailors Detained By Indian Coast Guard Released  ||  Collected Photo

Photos Of BD Sailors Detained By Indian Coast Guard Released || Collected Photo

Photos of two trawlers with 78 Bangladeshi sailors detained by the Indian Coast Guard have been released.

The Indian Coast Guard released a total of three related photos on the organization’s official Facebook page and X handle (formerly Twitter) on Tuesday (December 10) night.

The two seized vessels are – FV Laila-2 and FB Meghna-5. The FV Laila-2 trawler is owned by a company named SR Fishing. The FV Meghna-5, on the other hand, trawler is owned by C&F Agro Limited.

One of the pictures posted on a Facebook page called ‘Indian Coast Guard’ shows -- the sailors of the seized trawler kneeling on the deck of the vessel with their hands behind their heads. Members of the Indian Coast Guard are seen standing behind the sailors. Another picture shows two Bangladeshi trawlers moving in the sea. The third picture shows the two trawlers being brought to the jetty.

The post mentioned that 78 sailors along with two trawlers were apprehended in a raid on charges of fishing in Indian waters. The trawlers along with the sailors were taken near the two Para islands.

Meanwhile, C&F Agro Limited Executive Director Suman Sen told the media, “On Monday morning, the two trawlers were fishing within one nautical mile of Bangladesh’s territorial waters. At that time, the Indian Coast Guard seized the two trawlers. They said on Facebook that the Indian Coast Guard had seized them. Now we have informed the relevant party of the Bangladesh government to rescue our sailors through legal process.”

Government agencies including the Bangladesh Coast Guard have contacted the Indian authorities. The sailors are fine. Steps are being taken to rescue the two trawlers, ‍said Commodore Mohammad Maqsud Alam, Director General of the Department of Shipping.

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