Cox’s Bazaar, Bangladesh: A Burmese ship carrying alcohol was stranded in the Bay of Bengal on April 4, enroute to Chittagong from Burma, according to sources from Cox’s Bazaar.

The ship got stranded in the Bay of Bengal because it sustained damages at the bottom on its way to Chittagong from Burma with smuggled goods.

Some fishermen went to the spot by engine boats and saw bottles of alcohol in the ship. But, there was no one in the ship, said a fisherman from Court Bazaar.

Many important things were looted by the local people from the ship. Later, Ukhiya police station took note of the matter.

The police went to the spot and tried to recover looted goods till evening, but could not, according to police officer Mizanur Rahaman from Ukhiya police station.

The ship carried a lot of foreign alcohol and Burmese liquor. The police took away bottles of alcohols in a vehicle at night, but more remain in the ship. The rest will be brought to the police station today, said a close aide of the police.

According to sources, smuggling is on along the sea route for a long time between Burma and Bangladesh.

The officer-in-charge (OC) Rafiqual Islam of Ukhiya police station said police are surrounding the ship and providing security.