TWO BANGLADESH COAST GUARD SHIPS VISIT COLOMBO

Two Bangladesh Coast Guard ships, Mansoor Ali (PL 73) and BCGS Kamaruzzaman (PL 74) arrived Colombo harbour on 16th December 2017 and departed on 18thDecember 2017. These ‘Leader class’ former Italian naval ships have been acquired by the Bangladesh Coast Guard recently and they were on their passage to home port in Bangladesh. The port call at Colombo was to be their final in this long passage from Italy after the refurbishment and takeover of the vessels.