Ferry Kopotakkho Stranded in Sandwip Channel Due to Navigability Crisis, Sandbar, and Heavy Rain

On September 2, 2026, the ferry Kopotakkho became stranded in the Sandwip Channel shortly after departing from Guptachhara Ghat for Sitakunda due to a combination of heavy siltation, a sandbar, and adverse weather conditions. Approximately 350 passengers, including an ambulance with a critically ill patient, were stranded for 19 hours, facing shortages of food and water, before the vessel was refloated and reached Bashbaria Ghat.