Divers have located the oil tanker MT Meherjan that sank in Meghna on Wednesday.
The tanker's position was determined to be a place near Char Sultani, a place near Kaliganj, a Barisal River Port official said on Saturday.
Rescue vessel MV Hamza reached the spot in the morning and MV Rustam arrived in the afternoon. The vessels will work together for the rescue work.
Divers said the spot was about 100 feet deep and that the tanker was unreachable because of strong currents.
Hamza commander Rafiqul Islam told bdnews24.com the tanker even without its cargo would weigh 250-300 tonnes. "MV Hamza has a capacity of handling only up to 60 tonnes," he said.
BIWTA Chairman Samsuddoha Khandaker led a seven-member team to the spot and a three-member Environment Department team reached there to collect water samples.
Environment Department Director Sukumar Biswas told bdnews24.com their team was collecting dissolved oxygen and other samples.
The Jamuna Oil Company (JOCL) tanker, MT Meherjan, carrying 700,000 litres of petrol and diesel sank in mid-river after a collision with a cargo vessel, Fazlul Haq-3, on Wednesday night at Mehendiganj upazila in Barisal.
The cargo vessel's hands escaped soon after the accident. One of the tanker's staff, Nizam Uddin, has been missing.
The oil tanker was on its way to JOCL's Barisal depot.
The tanker's position was determined to be a place near Char Sultani, a place near Kaliganj, a Barisal River Port official said on Saturday.
Rescue vessel MV Hamza reached the spot in the morning and MV Rustam arrived in the afternoon. The vessels will work together for the rescue work.
Divers said the spot was about 100 feet deep and that the tanker was unreachable because of strong currents.
Hamza commander Rafiqul Islam told bdnews24.com the tanker even without its cargo would weigh 250-300 tonnes. "MV Hamza has a capacity of handling only up to 60 tonnes," he said.
BIWTA Chairman Samsuddoha Khandaker led a seven-member team to the spot and a three-member Environment Department team reached there to collect water samples.
Environment Department Director Sukumar Biswas told bdnews24.com their team was collecting dissolved oxygen and other samples.
The Jamuna Oil Company (JOCL) tanker, MT Meherjan, carrying 700,000 litres of petrol and diesel sank in mid-river after a collision with a cargo vessel, Fazlul Haq-3, on Wednesday night at Mehendiganj upazila in Barisal.
The cargo vessel's hands escaped soon after the accident. One of the tanker's staff, Nizam Uddin, has been missing.
The oil tanker was on its way to JOCL's Barisal depot.
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