1,000 Bangladesh fishermen missing in storm

1,000 B'desh fishermen missing in storm

Barguna, Bangladesh (dpa) - About 1,000 fishermen along with nearly 100 trawlers went missing in the high waves of the Bay of Bengal, a local official said Saturday in the fishing port Barguna in southern Bangladesh.

Local administrator Selim Khan said the missing fishermen were caught in an unexpected storm which whipped up high walls of water in the bay early Friday.

Khan said hundreds of fishermen went to the bay at the advent of the autumn fishing season.

"There were about 1,200 fishermen on the missing trawlers," Golam Mustafa Chowdhury of the Barguna Fishing Trawlers' Association said.

Survivors said several trawlers were damaged by the tropical squalls.

A rescue operation has been mounted by coast guards and fire brigade divers.

Bangkok Post

Jesus Christ, and they have so many really sea worthy boats too.