Passengers rescued as cargo sinks after Greenline collision
Barisal: A coal-laden cargo vessel capsized in the Kirtonkhola River following a collision with a waterbus in Charbaria area on Saturday.
Assistant Director of Barisal Fire Service Faruk Hossain said the cargo vessel sank in the river after collision with waterbus 'Greenline-2' at about 4:00pm.
However, all the passengers of the waterbus were rescued while the crew of the cargo vessel managed to swim ashore.
A diver team of the fire service rushed in and started their operation to locate the sunken vessel, said Faruk Hossain.
No casualties were reported immediately.