City engr found dead on ship in UAE suffered heat stroke: Authorities
Anurag Tiwari
(33), who was onboard a jack-up platform to commission the vessel in UAE, had died of heatstroke, the ship crew management firm, Synergy Ship Arabia (SSA), has informed the family.
SSA is part of Synergy Marine Group owned by Kerala-born Captain Rajesh Unni.
The deceased worked as '3rd engineer' for SSA and was found unconscious on June 29 afternoon onboard the jack-up vessel which was anchored in Sharjah port. Mortal remains of Anurag were cremated in Lucknow on July 5.
According to the forensic medicine report issued by UAE's medico-legal department, "The death was due to pathological causes, attributed to an underlying condition compounded by acute cardiac and respiratory failure."
The autopsy report was shared to the family by Ashirvad Kamath, the crew manager for SSA via an email.
The SSA crew manager in the same email wrote, "The forensic report identified heat stroke as the cause of death, resulting in multi-organ failure."
Speaking to TOI, Anil Tiwari, father of the deceased, said, "Neither the autopsy report nor any communication from SSA or UAE authorities has ascertained, as to where exactly Anurag died and when.
There is complete silence from SSA on queries which we had posted to them via email." "We suspect that SOP (standard operating procedure) was not followed while commissioning of JANA 505 by SSA crew management. No one else went with Anurag in the poorly ventilated engine room, where he came in contact with toxic gases which had developed due to extreme hot weather and humidity.
Further, we believe that the crew, after knowing that Anurag had collapsed in the engine room, took time to reach and evacuate him.
There was systematic failure of SSA crew in emergency response. We are exploring legal means to prosecute the company," said Anil, who is former Lesa Trans Gomti chief.
JANA 505 is a newly built jack-up accommodation platform for an offshore project to explore oil and gas. The Panama flag vessel was built by China State Shipbuilding Corporation – Wuhan Marine Machinery Plant Company Limited. The vessel is owned by Saudi Arabian conglomerate Jana Marine Service Company (subsidiary of Rashed Al-Rashed & Sons Group).
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