Missing Singaporean sailor ‘presumed dead’ by US Coast Guard, says sister

Muhammad Furqan Mohamed Rashid had fallen from the main deck of the Panama-flagged African Cardinal on June 20. - PHOTO: MUHAMMAD FARIZ/FACEBOOK

SINGAPORE: A Singaporean sailor who has been missing since June, when he fell off a ship, has been “presumed dead” by the US Coast Guard, the sailor’s sister said on Facebook on Friday.

Muhammad Furqan Mohamed Rashid, 25, had fallen from a bulk cargo carrier off the coast of California in the United States on June 20.