A merchant navy officer from Agra, Manish Chandra Yadav, tragically died after falling into the sea from a docked vessel near Batam Island, Indonesia. The 33-year-old chief officer, employed by Navsug Marine Services, slipped while boarding the ship from a jetty. His body is being repatriated to India, leaving behind his wife and two young children.
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