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{{DISPLAYTITLE:MV ''Shariatpur 1''}}
{{infobox
|title = 2012 Bangladesh ferry accident
|image= [[File:BD Districts LOC.svg|180px]]
|label1 =  Munshiganj District
|data1 = Bangladesh
|label2 = Date
|data2 = March 2012
|label3 = Passengers & Crew
|data3 = ~200
|label4 = Fatalities
|data4 = 147
|label5 = Boat Name
|data5 = MV Shariatpur 1
}}
The '''MV ''Shariatpur 1''''' was a double deck [[ferry]] that capsized in March 2012 after colliding with a cargo ship on [[Bangladesh]]'s [[Meghna River]], killing 147 people.<ref name="BNONews2013">{{cite web |title=Death toll in Bangladesh ferry sinking reaches 14 |work=[[BNO News]] |date=9 February 2013 |url=http://www.bnowire.com/2013/02/09/death-toll-in-bangladesh-ferry-sinking-reaches-14/ |url-status=dead |access-date=9 February 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140519185957/http://www.bnowire.com/2013/02/09/death-toll-in-bangladesh-ferry-sinking-reaches-14/ |archive-date=19 May 2014}}</ref>

First reports confirmed 30 people were dead and dozens missing after the ferry which was carrying 200 people collided with a cargo ship. The ferry capsized on the Meghna in the [[Munshiganj District]] near the Bangladeshi capital [[Dhaka]] and sank in about {{Convert|70|foot|m}} of water.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Alam |first=Shafiq |title=Seven dead in Bangladesh ferry sinking |url=http://news.brisbanetimes.com.au/breaking-news-world/dozens-missing-in-bangladesh-ferry-capsize-20120313-1uxvd.html |work=[[Brisbane Times]] |date=13 March 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140520011123/http://news.brisbanetimes.com.au/breaking-news-world/seven-dead-in-bangladesh-ferry-sinking-20120313-1uxvd.html |archive-date=2014-05-20}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |title=Bangladesh ferry sinking kills at least 32 |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-17348409 |work=BBC News |date=13 March 2012}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |title=Ten dead, 150 missing as ferry sinks in Bangladesh |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/bangladesh/9139761/At-least-150-missing-as-ferry-sinks-in-Bangladesh.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120313060219/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/bangladesh/9139761/At-least-150-missing-as-ferry-sinks-in-Bangladesh.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=13 March 2012 |work=[[The Daily Telegraph]] |date=13 March 2012}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |title=31 dead, dozens missing in Bangladesh ferry crash |url=http://www.newsday.com/news/nation/30-dead-dozens-missing-in-bangladesh-ferry-crash-1.3598401 |work=[[Newsday]] |date=13 March 2012}}</ref><ref name=AP>{{Cite news |title=116 dead, more missing in Bangladesh ferry sinking |url=https://news.yahoo.com/116-dead-more-missing-bangladesh-ferry-sinking-043153729.html |agency=[[Associated Press]] |date=15 March 2012}}</ref>

The ferry had been carrying about 200 passengers, although the exact number is uncertain as the ferry was not carrying an accurate passenger list. 35 survivors were pulled from the water, a further 40 swam to shore. In total 112 bodies were recovered from the sunken ship by divers. The boat was recovered for salvage and a further 4 bodies were found floating down river. The rescue operation was called off.<ref name=AP/> After 110 bodies had been recovered a further 61 people remained unaccounted for, but the final death toll was later placed at 147.<ref>{{Cite news |title=Bangladesh ferry dragged from river, death toll at 110 |url=http://www.trust.org/alertnet/news/bangladesh-ferry-dragged-from-river-death-toll-at-110/ |url-status=dead |agency=[[Reuters]] |date=14 March 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120315203353/http://www.trust.org/alertnet/news/bangladesh-ferry-dragged-from-river-death-toll-at-110/ |archive-date=15 March 2012}}</ref>

==See also==
* [[List of shipwrecks in 2012]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

{{2012 shipwrecks}}
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[[Category:Ferries of Bangladesh]]
[[Category:Maritime incidents in Bangladesh]]
[[Category:Shipwrecks in rivers]]
[[Category:Maritime incidents in 2012]]
[[Category:2012 in Bangladesh]]
[[Category:Ships sunk in collisions]]
[[Category:2012 disasters in Bangladesh]]


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