Sadness still hangs over the Egyptian street, specifically in Fayoum Governorate, in the southwest of the country, following the announcement of The loss of the young sea captain Sameh Syed ShaabanA graduate of the Jordan Naval Academy, in the accident of the commercial boat he was working on sank with 12 others in the Indian Ocean while on his way to Libya a week ago.
In this context, his friend revealed new details regarding the accident. Muhammad Salih told Al-Arabiya.net that the missing captain, following graduating from the Jordan Naval Academy in Amman, had to obtain a one-year training opportunity at sea, so he worked on a Syrian ship and things were going well.
Continuing the journey despite the holidays
He also added that he spoke with his friend at the end of last month, when he told him that he was on board the ship in Japan and it was exposed to a large hole. In order not to sink until the end of the itinerary.
He pointed out that the voyage continued, and the ship reached China, then Korea, and the Maldives.
The captain’s friend added that Sameh told him during the ship’s presence in the Maldives that the administration requested a welder to fix the fault, but at the same time it discovered that the ship’s iron from the bottom had rusted, but it requested to continue the voyage despite the fault.
lifeboat
He also revealed that the quantities of water increased sharply and the ship actually began to sink on July 12, forcing the captain to lower the lifeboat for the crew members to leave the ship before it sank, pointing out that Sameh, according to the accounts of his other colleagues, lost his balance from the boat and fell into the water. When his colleague Muhammad Jamal tried to save him, he fell with him.
He also added that Sameh and his colleague Muhammad Jamal have been in the waters of the Indian Ocean for 7 days.
A report from the family
It is noteworthy that the Egyptian authorities had received a report from the family of the young man that he was missing due to the sinking of a commercial cargo ship on which he was working. The Jordanian authorities have not found him so far.
On Thursday, the Egyptian Ministry of Immigration announced that it was following up with the Jordanian ambassador the search for the young man and providing it with an urgent report on the circumstances of the accident.
Egyptian captain Sameh Shaaban
For its part, the Jordan Maritime Academy issued a statement Thursday, confirming that it is following up on the news circulating regarding the sinking of a ship in the Indian Ocean, which had a crew of 12 on board.
However, she clarified that, according to some of those who communicated with the ship’s captain, the circulator said that 2 of her crew, one of whom is the young Sameh Sayed Shaaban, is unknown where they are or their fate has been determined until this moment.
Sameh Syed Shaaban, born in 1998, graduated from the Jordan Naval Academy last year, and then worked on a merchant ship.