UPDATE2: Meghna Passenger Going Fleet General Manager (Technical) Abu Taher told The Business Standard that the four sailors jumped ship in the Mississippi River enroute to New Orleans from Russia. They are named in The Business Standard article as Md Ariful Islam of Natore, Mohammad Ibrahim of Chattogram, Md Sohanur of Kishoreganj and Abdul Quddus of Dinajpur, he said. (The Business Standard 11/30/23)
The search for four Bangladeshi men missing from the bulk carrier ship Meghna Adventure has transitioned to land, according to United States Customs and Border Protection.
UPDATE 11/29/23: The Coast Guard and local authorities have suspended the search for four men who went missing from a bulk carrier vessel near Belle Chasse.
The Coast Guard is searching for four crewmembers who were reported missing from a bulk carrier vessel on the Mississippi River near Belle Chasse, La., late night on Nov. 27.
The men, ages 25 to 47 and of Bangladeshi nationality, were reported missing at around 11 p.m. after they failed to show up for muster, a required standard safety drill aboard the Meghna Adventure, according to the Coast Guard.
Search and rescue air and boat crews searched the Mississippi River near Belle Chasse overnight, with efforts continuing Tuesday. (NOLA.com 11/28/23)
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