From the balcony outside the cabin one

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From the balcony outside the cabin one could actually see the small waves of the ship Karnaphuli moving towards the Bay of Bengal. Chittagong Port was on one side of the river. Various foreign ships were crowded. From a distance, the ship's sailors looked like dwarfs.

Next came the Navy Ghati. The gray warships were tied up at the naval base. But at that time there were not so many ships. Most of the ships stayed in Karachi. In no time the ship would approach the Marine Academy. Here there is a big bend in the river Karnaphuli. Looking to the right of the bend, Patenga Airfield could be seen. It was not an airport then. It was built during World War II. A yellow hangar could be seen in the distance. This hangar was destroyed in the cyclone of 1960.

After passing the lighthouse on the right, the ship would enter the Bay of Bengal. A new chapter of the journey begins. The ship would then fall in the face of the turbulent waves of the Bay of Bengal. A little wind is fine. The ship swayed with the waves. It was called rolling. The people of Sandwip called Dewani. A wave or two would enter the cabin. But the most difficult thing was that the swaying of the ship made me dizzy and nauseated. The elders told me to look at the far horizon, or it would reduce the dizziness. But if the sea is cold it is quite fun.

The sight of the chirping of ganchils around the ship, the waving of the sailors of the sailing boats passing by, the fishermen throwing their nets in the middle of the sea is very enjoyable. In one place of the sea, two currents can actually be seen in the water. Here the Feni River flows into the Bay of Bengal through the Sandwip Channel. One stream water is thick green and one muddy dirty water. It seems that someone has put a wall in the middle.