Lucknow engineer joins ship crew in Sharjah, found dead hours later
Anurag Tiwari
, a '3rd engineer' in the shipping line, was found dead on June 29 afternoon.
An alumnus of St Francis College, Lucknow, Anurag was the eldest son of Anil Tiwari, a former UPPCL officer.
Anil Tiwari on Thursday sought help from external affairs minister S Jaishankar to bring his son's body home. "@@DrSJaishankar Sir, my son Anurag Tiwari (Passport: W4768296), hired by Synergy Ship Arabia, boarded vessel JANA 505 at Sharjah, UAE on 29.06.2025. He died the same day. No clear cause of death, no help from the company.
Kindly help with urgent repatriation of his body," Tiwari posted.
Anurag had joined his team in Sharjah on June 28 and even spoke to his father over a video call. "During video call, Anurag informed me that commissioning of Jana 505 was a challenging task, and there was a sense of anxiety among teammates. The weather was hot, but he was mentally and physically fit for the task," Anil told TOI on Thursday.
Anurag was hired by Mumbai-based recruitment and placement service agency, Avishka Shipping Private Limited (ASPL), for Singapore headquartered Synergy Ship Arabia (Part of Synergy Marine Group-owned by Kerala born Captain Rajesh Unni).
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In an e-mail to Anil Tiwari while informing about his son's demise, general manager of ASPL, Avdhut Dhaybar, wrote: "On June 29 while offloading operation of vessel Jana 505, Anurag was found unconscious in the engine room. Despite immediate CPR and swift transfer to the jetty via crew boat, the ambulance medical team declared him dead, as they didn't find any pulse during ECG assessment. The information was communicated by Jana Marine and Synergy Ship Arabia.
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Anil said, "ASPL team informed me over phone that Anurag fainted on deck during duty. He was brought to the vessel bridge where he was administered CPR. There is a contradiction in the information shared with us as the deck and engine room are not the same."
"I have contacted the embassy in UAE via e-mail and X (formerly Twitter) to repatriate my son's body. I want UAE authorities to find the cause of my son's death," added Anil.
Anurag was a six-time gold medallist in swimming. Father of a 3-yr-old son, he was planning to head to the UK after the commissioning of the vessel to pursue an academic course in shipping.
Synergy Ship Arabia's crew task was to commission Jana 505, a jack up vessel owned by Saudi Arabian conglomerate Jana Marine Service Company (subsidiary of Rashed Al-Rashed & Sons Group).
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