SINGAPORE: The body of a Singaporean man who went missing after he fell into the sea while working on a ship was found on the shoreline of Batam, Indonesia. Several days later, his brother read an Indonesian news article about an unknown body found by authorities. He went to a Batam hospital where he ident
SINGAPORE: The body of a Singaporean man who went missing after he fell into the sea while working on a ship was found on the shoreline of Batam, Indonesia.
Three investigators from the Police Coast Guard , Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore and Ministry of Manpower testified during the hearing, with their accounts largely similar.Mr Karim worked as a service technician for a Singaporean company. On May 17, 2022, he was part of a three-man crew tasked to perform maintenance work on a vessel off Eastern Petroleum A Anchorage, a sector of the Singapore port.
His crew saw him fall and shouted for help immediately. Another crew member threw a lifebuoy at Mr Karim, who grabbed it. But as the crew were trying to pull him closer, Mr Karim lost his grip and was swept away by the current. The next day, Mr Karim's brother went to the hospital in Batam and recognised the clothing on the body as his brother's.The cause of death was unascertained.Mr Karim's life jacket was taken for testing and found to be functional. It would retain air for at least 24 hours if inflated - but this was not an automatically inflating jacket.
The coroner ordered the investigators to find out if Mr Karim had been given specific training on life jackets, and fixed another hearing at a later date.
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