Cargo Plane Crash Claims Three Lives in Cox’s Bazar

The Plane went down into the Sea off the Coast of Cox’s Bazar. Rescue Team Found one Survivor

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A transport aircraft AN-26, operated by True Aviation, crashed into sea off the coast of Cox’s Bazar, claiming the lives of three of crew members and one critically injured. This incident took place at Naziratek Point, about five kilometres off the beach town. Cargo planes like AN-26 play vital role in delivering air cargo to India, China, UK, US and other countries of the world and sometimes, they do face incidents like that.

When did This Incident Occur?

Shadhan Kumar Mohanto, Cox’s Bazar Airport Manager said that around 9:30am on Wednesday, this accident occurred minutes after the plane took off. According to Aslam Hossain, Sadar police OC, the aircraft was carrying shrimps between Jessore and Cox’s Bazar.

As far as the crew members are concerned, they were Ukrainians according to True Aviation’s Station Manager SM Hasnat Jahan and Cox’s Bazar Deputy Commissioner Md Ali Hossain. A search and rescue operation started by the Coast Guard and local fishermen immediately right after the cargo plane crashed almost a kilometre off the beach town. Shortly after that, the Fire Service and Navy personnel joined the efforts to find the deceased or survivors if any.

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What Was The Result Of The Search And Rescue Operation?

Around 10am, two crew members were rescued from the wreckage and immediately sent to the Cox’s Bazar Sadar Hospital. The names of the members were Andrey Kulish, 47, who was the flight engineer, and co-crew Dolodaimar, 44.

Andrey was declared dead on arrival to the hospital by hospital’s emergency wing doctor, Nobel Kumar Barua. Dolodaimar was admitted to Chittagong Medical College Hospital who was declared critically injured.

The rescue efforts for remaining two crew members was delayed by the low tide that caught the plane and drifted it to three kilometres away from the place where it crashed, said Abdul majid, Cox’s Bazar Fire Service Operations Officer.

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Later in the afternoon, the bodies of pilot Murad Kaparov and co-pilot Ivan Deman were recovered from inside the cabin, the police stated. The cause of the crash was yet to be determined, said airport manager Shadhan Kumar.

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