Bulkcarrier stuck with 20000 tons wheat
The "Voyager-K" on Dec 17, 2013, at 1.20 p.m. ran aground with a cargo of 22000 tons wheat from Russia on its way to berth in the Silo food grain jetty in Chittagong from the outer anchorage when the tide in the river was low.
The port authority tried to berth the vessel when there was not enough tide in the river. The ship was expected to refloat with the flood at 10 p.m.
The "Voyager-K" on Dec 17, 2013, at 1.20 p.m. ran aground with a cargo of 22000 tons wheat from Russia on its way to berth in the Silo food grain jetty in Chittagong from the outer anchorage when the tide in the river was low.
The port authority tried to berth the vessel when there was not enough tide in the river. The ship was expected to refloat with the flood at 10 p.m.