3 Myanmar Sailors Die Due To Lack Of Oxygen Onboard Cargo Ship In Indonesian Waters

Three sailors from Myanmar died while working on board a foreign cargo vessel in Indonesian waters.

The deceased were identified as Thura Zaw, 38, Zaw Min Htet, 34, and Han Htoo Aung, 28.

According to the Free Funeral Service Society (Yangon), their bodies were transported from Yangon International Airport to North Okkalapa General Hospital on May 24 and later taken to Yayway Cemetery.

A friend of Han Htoo Aung wrote on social media: “Rest in peace, my younger brother Han Htoo Aung. I’m deeply saddened that I could not accompany you on your final journey.

Though everyone must one day walk this path, you left far too early. A kind-hearted person like you will surely reach a peaceful afterlife.”

According to reports, the three sailors died due to a lack of oxygen while working in an enclosed compartment on the cargo ship, which they had entered for inspection work.

Another such incident occurred a few months before, onboard the MV Guo Qiang 8, where two crew members, also from Myanmar, named Win Htut Win (aka Thae Maung) and Oke Soe Aung, died from oxygen shortage while working in an enclosed space in the ship’s engine room.