Eighteen people were on the ship's manifest, 11 of whom had been rescued during a 36-hour search, commissioner Eugene Nagbe told reporters on Monday. But those rescued said that there were in fact about 28 people on board, leaving 17 missing. The precise number of passengers remained unknown, Deputy Information Minister Jarlaywah Tonpoe told Reuters earlier. "The vessel was not a passenger-authorised vessel and yet it had passengers on board," Tonpoe said. It was not clear how or why the ship was able to leave harbour or whether it was carrying any cargo at the time.

Source: bd News24 July 19, 2021 11:48 UTC