Bangladeshi ships were not allowed to cross the Strait of Hormuz
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The Bangladesh Shipping Corporation (BSC) ship ‘Banglar Jayyatra’, which was stuck for 40 days due to the war in the Middle East, departed from the port of Ras Al Khair in Saudi Arabia last Wednesday after the ceasefire came into force. After sailing for about 40 hours, the ship arrived near the Strait of Hormuz on Friday (April 10) morning. Later, when Tehran asked the Iranian government for permission to cross the strait, Tehran refused. The vessel has been instructed to turn around and proceed safely to the port of Sharjah in the United Arab Emirates.
Mahmudul Malek said that there is enough food stock for the 31 sailors on board. The vessel can purify 18 tons of seawater per day. But for this the engine has to be running at full speed. Water consumption has been brought down to 6 tons per day by rationing.
He also said that to keep the morale of the sailors strong, we have already increased the daily food allocation from 7 dollars to 12 dollars per person. Apart from this, war allowance equal to basic is being given.
On March 11, the cargo was unloaded from the ship at Jebel Ali port. It was then scheduled to load a new cargo at a port in Kuwait. However, due to the ongoing war situation in the Middle East, BSC decided to leave the dangerous area and bring the ship back safely. But the ship was forced to return to Sharjah due to security reasons as it headed towards the Strait of Hormuz. The ship is supposed to go to Cape Town, South Africa with 37 thousand tons of fertilizer.
Source: Jugantor
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