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2 missing sailors bodies traced in Malaysia

The bodies of two crew members of Bangladeshi cargo vessel MV Hope have been traced at a Malaysian hospital over two months after they went missing. The authorities were yet to confirm the names of the duo, but Captain Mohiuddin Abdul Quadir, a representative of the ship owner's insurance firm, has primarily gave their identities as Md Nazam Uddin, 30, and Ali Hossain, 57. Trade Breeze Shipping Ltd, the owner firm of the vessel, on Monday, Sept. 9 sent a request letter to the government to collect DNA sample of the missing crew members from their families to verify the identity of the two bodies. MV Hope, carrying 5500 tonnes of ball clay and heading for Chittagong Port, tilted in the early hours on July 4 in the Andaman Sea on July 4. As the ship started tilting, all the 17 crew members, hailing from Bangladesh, abandoned it with lifeboats fearing it might capsize. Later, nine of the sailors were rescued and two bodies recovered. Trade Breeze Shipping Ltd on Monday said the bodies were kept in Bahia Hospital in Malaysia, reports our Chittagong correspondent. Fishermen found the bodies in the Andaman Sea on July 20 and handed them over to Langkawi port authorities in Malaysia, Capt Quadir said. Later on July 28 the port authorities sent the bodies to Bahia Hospital, he added.

No oil leakage found from capsized Bangladeshi cargo ship HOPE

The Marine Department on Tuesday said no oil leaks were found from the Bangladeshi-registered cargo ship 'MV Hope' which capsized off Thailand's Raya Noi Island near Phuket last week. Pakorn Prasertwong, chief of the Environmental Group of the Marine Safety and Environment Bureau, and other officials were assigned by the Marine Department director-general to closely monitor the ship's situation as well as to be prepared to clean any oil slick and prevent any further untoward accident.

Owner of MV Hope declares $1000 prize money for the news of each missing crew

The owner of cargo vessel MV Hope that tilted in the Andaman Sea near Thailand coast on July 4 has declared $1000 prize money for the news of each missing crew. The Bangladeshi ship tilted about 30 nautical miles off Phuket while returning to ChittagongPort from Malaysia with 17 crew members and 5,500 tonnes of ball clay. Of the crew, six are still missing. Capt Mohiuddin Abdul Kadir, representative of the ship owner, confirmed the announcement of the bounty to The Daily Star. Mohiuddin said a news sender will be given $1000 for the news of each missing crews, reported our Chittagong correspondent. This news was also disseminated to the fishermen in Phuket coast after some Thai fishermen found four floating bodies in south Phuket near KohRokIsland Monday afternoon.