[10] The collision between the oil tanker and the cargo vessel occurred at the Shela River in Sundarbans, Khulna Division, Bangladesh.

[14] Environmentalists warned that the event was an ecological "catastrophe",[8] as the spill occurred at a protected area where rare dolphins were present.

[18] A team of forest department workers saw crocodiles, monitor lizards and many other animals smeared with oil at the Chandpai range of the Sundarbans.

[15] The United Nations expressed deep concern over the oil spill, urging the government of Bangladesh to impose a "complete ban" on commercial vessels moving through the forest.

These species are the Irrawaddy dolphins, Bengal tigers, leopards, great egrets, rhesus macaques, northern river terrapins, black-capped kingfishers, chitals, saltwater crocodiles, and horseshoe crabs.

[20] The presence of white-rumped vulture (Gyps bengalensis) over the Sundarbans sky also indicated the large scale death of wild fauna.

[24] The owner of the sunken oil tanker, MS Harun & Co., began salvage efforts, assisted by three private rescue vessels.

The Bangladesh Forest Department filed a 1 billion taka lawsuit against the owners of the two cargo ships involved in the collision.

[28] A team from the United Nations Disaster Assessment and Coordination arrived in the Dhaka to support the cleanup efforts.