Overview

• Executive Ship Management says it suspects Rana was lost overboard on the evening of September 20 while aboard the vessel Front Princess.
• The crew conducted a 96-hour search with Sri Lankan defence helicopters and nearby vessels, but he was not found.
• The company says a full investigation will begin once the ship reaches China in the coming days.
• Rana’s father reported the final contact on the morning of September 20 and has appealed to the Uttarakhand chief minister and the Prime Minister’s portal for help.
• Reports indicate the vessel was sailing from Iraq toward China via Sri Lanka and Singapore, with the disappearance believed to have occurred on that leg.