Abu Dhabi, July 9 -- Anurag Tiwari, a 33-year-old marine engineer from Lucknow in Uttar Pradesh, India, died on June 29 while working aboard a Panama-flagged vessel docked at Sharjah Port in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). His family has alleged negligence and is demanding an independent investigation into the circumstances surrounding his death.

Anurag was employed as a third engineer on Jana 505, a jack-up platform managed by Synergy Ship Arabia (SSA). He was recruited through Avishka Shipping Pvt Ltd, a Mumbai-based crewing agency.

According to the Directorate General of Shipping, Anurag was found unconscious in the ship's engine room. Despite CPR and medical evacuation, he was declared dead at a hospital. A forensic report from UAE ...