Three months ago, Abdullah Al Mamun was promoted and began
working as a fourth engineer aboard the foreign flagged vessel Ocean Winner.
A native of Satkhira Sadar upazila in Bangladesh, he began his career as a
sailor in 2014 after earning a degree from a private marine academy. This was
his fifth ship. After receiving news of his promotion, he performed Umrah. He
then joined the vessel.
Last Saturday, Ocean Winner was sailing to Singapore
from the Paraban Port in Odisha, India. The ship...