{"id":41988,"date":"2026-04-05T20:54:36","date_gmt":"2026-04-05T12:54:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/?p=41988"},"modified":"2026-04-05T20:54:36","modified_gmt":"2026-04-05T12:54:36","slug":"body-found-in-indonesian-waters-believed-to-be-missing-man-from-boat-collision-off-southern-islands","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/?p=41988","title":{"rendered":"Body found in Indonesian waters believed to be missing man from boat collision off Southern Islands"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"font-body-baseline-regular text-primary\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">SINGAPORE \u2013 <!-- -->A body believed to be that of a man who had been missing since March 27 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.straitstimes.com\/singapore\/one-man-missing-after-two-boats-collide-off-southern-islands-search-ongoing?ref=inline-article\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" class=\"gap-x-04 items-center inline text-primary-60 select-auto\" aria-label=\"link\" target=\"_blank\" data-testid=\"custom-link\"><span class=\"font-body-baseline-regular inline\" data-testid=\"paragraph-test-id\">after a boat collision off the Southern Islands<\/span><\/a> has been found in Indonesian waters.<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-body-baseline-regular text-primary\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">The Singapore police said on April 5 that they were alerted by the Indonesian authorities on March 30 at about 3pm to a case of a body found floating off the sea of Karimun, to the south-west of Singapore. <\/p>\n<p class=\"font-body-baseline-regular text-primary\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">The dead man is believed to be one of three people on board a pleasure craft that collided with a supply vessel at about 4.15am on March 27.<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-body-baseline-regular text-primary\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">A 49-year-old man has been arrested for rash navigation of a vessel, the Singapore police added. <\/p>\n<p class=\"font-body-baseline-regular text-primary\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">The victim, Mr Chua Muhammad Syafidi, was an engineering supervisor with Tower Transit Singapore, the bus operator said in a Facebook post on April 5. <\/p>\n<p class=\"font-body-baseline-regular text-primary\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">He had just completed a part-time diploma in operations and engineering management and was due to attend his graduation ceremony on May 5. <\/p>\n<p class=\"font-body-baseline-regular text-primary\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">Mr Syafidi, 37, was with Tower Transit for 10 years and rose from vehicle technician to engineering supervisor, said the company, which described him as a \u201ctalented and creative engineer who loved to learn and grow\u201d.<!-- --> <\/p>\n<p class=\"font-body-baseline-regular text-primary\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">Tower Transit wrote on Facebook: \u201cWhile he took pride in his day-to-day task of keeping our buses running safely and smoothly, Syafidi had a creative spirit.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-body-baseline-regular text-primary\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">He built a life-size replica bus from scratch. And it is his most visible legacy, as it now holds a place of honour in the lobby of Bulim Bus Depot, said Tower Transit.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"font-body-baseline-regular text-primary\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">\u201cBut he will be remembered most for the kindness he showed his colleagues, his readiness to lend a hand, and his ever-present smile. We will miss you, Syafidi.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"portrait inline-media-wrapper\" style=\"--aspect-article-portrait:827 \/ 1024\" data-testid=\"inline-media-test-id\">\n<div class=\"flex flex-col items-start relative w-fit\"><picture><source media=\"(max-width: 480px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cassette.sphdigital.com.sg\/image\/straitstimes\/cf127bac1f95e78949b7de2383498daa26b40ca8211233b6a227ae0b42da4a02?w=480\"\/><source media=\"(min-width: 481px) and (max-width: 720px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cassette.sphdigital.com.sg\/image\/straitstimes\/cf127bac1f95e78949b7de2383498daa26b40ca8211233b6a227ae0b42da4a02?w=720\"\/><source media=\"(min-width: 721px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cassette.sphdigital.com.sg\/image\/straitstimes\/cf127bac1f95e78949b7de2383498daa26b40ca8211233b6a227ae0b42da4a02?w=827\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cassette.sphdigital.com.sg\/image\/straitstimes\/cf127bac1f95e78949b7de2383498daa26b40ca8211233b6a227ae0b42da4a02\" alt=\"\" class=\"aspect-portrait flex items-start shrink-0 portrait article-portrait object-contain mobile:w-auto tablet:w-auto\" data-testid=\"image-test-id\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/picture><\/div><figcaption class=\"mobile:mx-16 tablet:mx-00 flex flex-col gap-08 py-16 desktop:pb-24\">\n<p class=\"font-eyebrow-baseline-regular text-secondary\" data-testid=\"inline-media-caption-test-id\">Mr Chua Muhammad Syafidi was an engineering supervisor with Tower Transit Singapore.<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-eyebrow-baseline-regular text-placeholder\" data-testid=\"inline-media-credit-test-id\">PHOTO: COURTESY OF TOWER TRANSIT SINGAPORE<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"font-body-baseline-regular text-primary\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">About 100 Tower Transit employees attended Mr Syafidi\u2019s funeral on April 5. <\/p>\n<p class=\"font-body-baseline-regular text-primary\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">The company said it offers its deepest condolences and support to Mr Syafidi\u2019s wife, children and relatives.<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-body-baseline-regular text-primary\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">The two other people on the pleasure craft were rescued on the day of the collision and were safe, the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) said on March 27.<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-body-baseline-regular text-primary\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">All those on board the supply vessel were accounted for, and no injuries were reported, MPA had also said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-body-baseline-regular text-primary\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">The pleasure craft sank and was <a href=\"https:\/\/www.straitstimes.com\/singapore\/salvage-of-sunken-pleasure-craft-off-southern-islands-under-way-as-search-continues-for-missing-man?ref=inline-article\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" class=\"gap-x-04 items-center inline text-primary-60 select-auto\" aria-label=\"link\" target=\"_blank\" data-testid=\"custom-link\"><span class=\"font-body-baseline-regular inline\" data-testid=\"paragraph-test-id\">recovered on March 30<\/span><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-body-baseline-regular text-primary\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">Police investigations are ongoing.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-list-container\" data-testid=\"bulleted-article-list-test-id\">\n<ul class=\"pl-22 list-disc article-list-wrapper\">\n<li class=\"article-list-item list-item\" data-testid=\"bulleted-article-list-item-test-id\">\n<p class=\"font-body-baseline-regular text-primary\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">Additional reporting by Laura Chia <\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.straitstimes.com\/singapore\/body-of-man-missing-from-collision-off-southern-islands-found-in-indonesian-waters\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article At Source 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