Nine workers died after exposure to toxic gas inside an LNG carrier at a shipbreaking yard in Chattogram, Bangladesh, on 14 August 2026, according to a report published by Hellenic Shipping News Worldwide on 17 August 2026. The NGO Shipbreaking Platform described the incident as yet another tragic accident on the shipbreaking beaches of South Asia.

The victims lost their lives inside the LNG carrier MT RASI, IMO 9176008, while working at Ferdous Steel in Chattogram, the report said; among those killed was a 17-year-old and several other workers received injuries. The available account specifies only the vessel, the yard and the date of the accident, and does not provide further details about rescue attempts or the condition of the injured.

Vessel and location

MT RASI is identified in the report as an LNG carrier involved in the incident, with the IMO number given as 9176008, and the accident is located at Ferdous Steel in Chattogram, Bangladesh. The factual notes supplied to this report do not include the vessel’s ownership, prior trading history, or any statements from the yard itself.

The NGO Shipbreaking Platform issued a condemnation of the accident, framing it as part of a continuing pattern of dangerous events on South Asian shipbreaking beaches; that statement is recorded in the Hellenic Shipping News Worldwide item. No direct quotes from the NGO or from yard representatives are provided in the factual summary available for this article.

Casualties and immediate facts

Nine people were reported killed by toxic-gas exposure on 14 August 2026, and one of the deceased was 17 years old; the source notes that several additional workers were injured, but gives no definitive total for the injured. The factual summary does not identify the victims by name, nor does it state their nationalities or the specific nature of the toxic gas involved.

The incident has been characterised in the supplied notes as occurring on the shipbreaking beaches of South Asia, a region referenced by the NGO Shipbreaking Platform when condemning the event; the report does not supply a broader casualty total for the region or historical statistics. No criminal investigations, regulatory responses, or official statements from Bangladeshi authorities are included in the facts supplied for this article.

A brief factual list drawn from the supplied material:

  • Date of incident: 14 August 2026.
  • Vessel: MT RASI, LNG carrier, IMO 9176008.
  • Location: Ferdous Steel, Chattogram, Bangladesh.
  • Fatalities: nine, including a 17-year-old.
  • Additional: several workers injured; NGO Shipbreaking Platform condemnation.

The Hellenic Shipping News Worldwide item of 17 August 2026 serves as the basis for this account; it summarises the NGO’s reaction and the immediate facts of the accident without providing further corroborating detail. No further verified information about causes, liabilities or subsequent actions by the shipbreaking yard is available in the supplied notes.

This report restricts itself to the facts supplied in the Hellenic Shipping News Worldwide summary and does not attempt to reconstruct events beyond those details, nor to attribute responsibility in the absence of documented findings. The Maritime Gazette will continue to seek confirmation and official comment, and will report any verified developments when they are available.