Dhaka, April 10 -- Adrift in violent seas, with no engine and little hope, five Bangladeshi sailors rowed a damaged lifeboat towards survival after their ship was hit by missiles near the Strait of Hormuz.

The ordeal has left them stranded in Karachi without travel documents.

The sailors are now worried about their return as their passports and Continuous Discharge Certificates (CDCs) were destroyed in the attack.

The vessel "MV Gold Autumn" was en route from Shanghai, China to Sohar, Oman, carrying iron pipes and vehicles.

It was nearing the Strait of Hormuz on Tuesday, just a day before a ceasefire was announced, when it was targeted.

Ehsan Sabri Rihad, a cadet from Cox's Bazar, described the terrifying moments to bdnews24.com over...