43 pirates caught robbing foreign ship

The Report Desk

Published: December 15, 2021, 07:37 PM

43 pirates caught robbing foreign ship

Forty-three pirates were caught by law enforcement forces while they were attempting to rob a foreign ship.Threee boats were also detained during the same time. 

The Coast Guard detained them during a robbery on a foreign ship, MV Ladinda, in Chattogram on Tuesday night (December 15).

They were detained during a robbery on the ship in the Bay of Bengal, 37 nautical miles from Cox's Bazar Light House.

Zone commander of the East Zone of the Coast Guard Kazi Shah Alam said, upon receiving information, an expedition team of Bangladesh Coast Guard East Zone reached the spot. 

The pirates were detained along with two boats and robbed goods when they tried to flee after sensing the presence of the Coast Guard. 

 

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