Bangladesh Coast Guard and Navy personnel rescued 28 fishermen alive from two fishing trawlers drifting in the Bay of Bengal after their engines failed. The vessels, FB Mayer Doa and FB Al-Amin, were taken with the fishermen to the Coast Guard station at Dublar Char in the Sharankhola Range of the eastern Sundarbans, where they received initial medical care.

On Monday around 8pm, the Coast Guard rescued FB Mayer Doa and its 12 fishermen from deep sea about 12 nautical miles south of Dublar Char. The Navy vessel BNS Kopotakkho rescued FB Al-Amin with 16 fishermen at the same time and handed it over to the Coast Guard.

According to the Coast Guard, FB Mayer Doa began drifting after its engine failed while fishing on Sunday night. The crew contacted the owner after entering network coverage, and owner Kalam Khan sought help through the Coast Guard emergency number 16111. The rescued fishermen were also given food, and procedures are under way to hand them over to their mahajans.