We are work hard to release this ship from Batu Berhanti, best regards from The Indonesian Sea and Coast Guard of Sambu Island.

From The Bridge

thanks for all people to release the vsl- god bless the chief engineer Irfan Ahmed, died during the incident

mr.irfan ahmed was my class fellow,and best friend,who gave his life during underpants incident of vessel’s grounding.
he was very sincere chief engineer, and served the uasc for around 20 year.i have all sympathies with his family, may god bless his soul in peace and rest.
give patience and courage to his widow,daughters and son to bear this irrecoverable loss.
i will remember such sincere friend till the last breath of my life.
mueen nawaz

IT WAS VERY SAD NEWS THAT UASC SHIP AL RAWDAH AGROUND, AND ANOTHER SAD NEWS THAT CH. ENGR MOHAMMAD IRFAN PASSED AWAY IN THE SHIP. WE PRAY FROM ALLAH SUBHANAHOO WA TAHALLAH TO BLESS HIS SOUL IN PEACE.

I AM VERY SAD FOR THIS HUGE LOSS TO UASC BUT THIS TYPE OF INCIDENTS OF GROUNDING VESSELS NOT NEW IN UASC AND THESE WAS DUE TO LACK OF PROFESSIONALISM AND LACK OF EXPERIENCE IN OFFICERS, I DO NOT KNOW WHAT WAS THE CAUSE OF THIS INCIDENT BUT IN THE PAST YEAR THIS TYPE OF INCIDENTS FACED BY UASC.
I SAILED IN UASC FOR 20 YEARS OFF COURSE I SAILED AS A PURSER BUT I SAW THE MASTERS WHO DOES NOT HAVE THE ABILITIES OF CAPTAIN BUT THEY PROMOTED TO THE POST BECAUSE THEY ARE BELONG TO GCC COUNTRIES OR THEY ARE ARAB. MANY INEXPERIENCED OFFICER PROMOTED TO MARINE AND ENGIEERING SUPERINTENDENTS AND THERE ARE VERY OLD MASTERS AND CHIEF ENGINEERS ARE WAITING FOR THE PROMOTIONS.

WHEN THE ARAB CADETS COMING ONBOARD THEY DO NOT GO TO DECK OR ENGINE ROOM SO HOW DOES THEY GET THE KNOWLEDGE OF DECK AND ENGINE. DECK CADETS JUST GO TO BRIDGE FOR WATCH ONLY AND DO NOT GO FOR DECK WORK AND WHEN THIS TYPE OF OFFICERS BECOME TO MASTER OR CHIEF ENGINEER THEN HOW THEY RUN THE SHIPS.

I REQUEST THE UASC MANAGEMENT TO TRY TO FINISH THE DISCRIMINATION BETWEEN ARAB AND OTHERS AND GIVE THE PROMOTIONS ON MERIT BECAUSE TO RUN THE SHIPS SAFELY REQUIRED THE KNOWLEDGE AND PROFESSIONALISM NOT THE NATIONALITY.

IN LAST I PRAY THAT MY ALLAH BLESS UASC FROM MORE LOSS AND INCIDENTS AND GIVE HER MORE POWER AND STABILITY IN FUTURE.

THERE ARE MANY EXPERIENCED STAFF IN UASC BUT MANY ARE AS I MENTIONED.

Dear PURSER BASHIR KHAN,

How are you?

I know you very well & I know what you used to do you & your Pakistani masters!!!!!

First of all you are angry because UASC sacked you & you know the reason !!!!!

2nd Master M.V Al Rawdah is your friends from your country “ Pakistan who promoted by your Pakistani friend Capt. S.Arif “ X-UASC”

Does anyone know the current status with the ship ? My last info was that the salvage company would try to afloat the vessel yesterday but no results known.

I WAS ONBOARD WHEN I HEARD THE NEWS, SO SAD TO HEAR ABOUT THIS INCIDENT, MAY GOD BLESS THE LATE CHIEF ENGINEERS’ SOUL AND BESTOED UPON HIM AND HIS FAMILY ALL HIS BLESSINGS.BEING 4TH ENG. AND SAILING IN UASC I KNEW THE LATE CHIEF ENGINEER WERY WELL, I FOUND HIM A VERY KIND HEARTED AND TECNICALLY SOUND PERSON.HE BEEN A LOT HELPFUL FOR EVERY ONE WHO HAD SAILED WITH HIM.I PAY ALL MY REGARDS AND SALUTE HIM FOR HIS VALUABLE SERVICES FOR THIS GOOD COMPANY UASC.
IN THIS TIME OF RECESSION AND DISTRESS I CALL UPON ALL MY COLLEGUES FROM ALL OVER THE WORLD TO SERVE THE COMPANY IN BETTER WAY BY PAYING FULL DEDICATIONS IN OUR RESPECTIVE FIELD OF WORK, KEEPING IN MIND THE MORE WE DO THE HARD WORK THE MORE COMPANY SHALL FLURISH AND MORE WE SHALL BE BENIFITED.