Deceased
Mohammad Hassan, Mohammad Noor and Mr Sabibullah
Demographics
male
Date of death
2013-01-24
Cause of death
Drowning / Immersion in the Indian Ocean
AI-generated summary
Three stateless Rohingya men from Myanmar—Mohammad Hassan, Mohammad Noor, and Mr Sabibullah—died by drowning in the Indian Ocean off Christmas Island between 24–28 January 2013. They were passengers aboard SIEV580, an unseaworthy vessel that broke down on 23 January 2013 within sight of Christmas Island. On 24 January, the captain and three passengers, including the three deceased, constructed a makeshift raft from bamboo, rope, and inflated inner tubes to paddle to Christmas Island and obtain help for the remaining 13 passengers and two crew. The raft was observed for 1–2 hours paddling towards the island before disappearing from view. That night, extremely rough seas battered the raft to pieces. The captain survived by clinging to driftwood and was found on 30 January in a debilitated state on Lily Beach; he reported the raft disintegrated on the first night and he never saw the other three men again. Extensive search and rescue operations found no trace of Hassan, Noor, or Sabibullah. The coroner determined they died by misadventure, most probably during the night of 24–25 January 2013, likely drowned after the raft disintegrated in rough seas near the treacherous Christmas Island coastline.
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