Keralite man, working as ship employee, goes missing after falling into sea in Sharjah

VARKALA: Akhil, a native of Varkala and an employee in a ship, went missing in the offshore of Sharjah. As per the information his family received, while fishing from the ship he slipped and fell into the sea after a strong wave. A life ring was thrown to him and Vinod Lokhande, a colleague, jumped into the sea with a rope to save Akhil, but the undercurrent and eddies were too strong to rescue him. His colleague Vinod also went missing, but he was rescued by the Coast Guard. It is said that the rescue operation could not be carried out for three days and the search was started again last day. The family is hoping that he may have escaped on another ship or reached another port.

Akhil works on a contract basis with a company called Daniel Surveying Freezone based in Sharjah Saif Zone. Akhil was second officer in a small tugboat-like ship used for survey purposes. After his marriage, Akhil went for a job in July 2022 through Shiraj Shipping, a Mumbai-based company. In August, he joined Daniel Surveying Freezone Company. He has worked in many shipping companies in the last six years.

His father, Subendran Nair, said that he is in touch with Union Assistant Minister for External Affairs V. Muralidharan, Adoor Prakash MP, Binoy Vishwam MP and Adv V Joy MLA and they are doing everything possible. Mother: Ambika. Wife: Arya. Anujan Akash