Fatal Southern Islands boat collision: Tower Transit pays tribute to long-serving colleague

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Advertisement Singapore Fatal Southern Islands boat collision: Tower Transit pays tribute to long-serving colleague About 100 Tower Transit staff members gathered to bid farewell to engineering supervisor Chua Muhammad Syafidi. Click here to return to FAST Tap here to return to FAST FAST SINGAPORE: Tower Transit Singapore has paid tribute to its employee, whose body was found on Mar 30 after a collision between a pleasure craft and a supply vessel near the Southern Islands. Tower Transit paid tribute to his "creative spirit", noting that his "most visible legacy" is a life-sized replica bus he built from scratch, now holding a "place of honour" in the Bulim Bus Depot lobby. "But he will be remembered most for the kindness he showed his colleagues, his readiness to lend a hand, and his ever-present smile," it said. "Tower Transit Singapore offers our deepest condolences and support to Syafidi’s wife, children and relatives." Related: Body found off Indonesia believed to be missing person from collision between vessels near Singapore's Southern Islands Syafidi's sister also paid tribute to her brother on Instagram, remembering him as someone who was " always there for everyone". Source: CNA/fh(sn) Sign up for our newsletters Get our pick of top stories and thought-provoking articles in your inbox Subscribe here Get the CNA app Stay updated with notifications for breaking news and our best stories Download here Get WhatsApp alerts Join our channel for the top reads for the day on your preferred chat app Join here Related Topics Southern Islands Maritime Port Authority Tower Transit Advertisement Also worth reading Content is loading...

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Fatal Southern Islands boat collision: Tower Transit pays tribute to long-serving colleague
About 100 Tower Transit staff members gathered to bid farewell to engineering supervisor Chua Muhammad Syafidi.
A view of the Southern Islands. (Photo: Singapore Land Authority)
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SINGAPORE: Tower Transit Singapore has paid tribute to its employee, whose
body was found on Mar 30
after a collision between a pleasure craft and a supply vessel near the Southern Islands.
The man, identified as Chua Muhammad Syafidi, was reported
missing after the Mar 27 incident
.
In a Facebook post on Sunday (Apr 5), Tower Transit said about 100 staff members gathered to bid farewell to Syafidi.
Syafidi had worked at the company for 10 years.
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"Through dedication and hard work, he rose from vehicle technician to engineering supervisor," Tower Transit said.
"He was a talented and creative engineer who loved to learn and grow."
The bus operator added that Syafidi had just completed a part-time diploma in operations and engineering management, and was looking forward to his graduation ceremony on May 5.
Tower Transit paid tribute to his "creative spirit", noting that his "most visible legacy" is a life-sized replica bus he built from scratch, now holding a "place of honour" in the Bulim Bus Depot lobby.
"But he will be remembered most for the kindness he showed his colleagues, his readiness to lend a hand, and his ever-present smile," it said.
"Tower Transit Singapore offers our deepest condolences and support to Syafidi’s wife, children and relatives."
Related:
Body found off Indonesia believed to be missing person from collision between vessels near Singapore's Southern Islands
Syafidi's sister also paid tribute to her brother on Instagram, remembering him as someone who was "
always there for everyone".
A body believed to be Syafidi was found floating off the sea of Karimun, Indonesia near the Southern Islands, the Singapore Police Force (SPF) said on Sunday.
SPF was alerted to the discovery by the Indonesian authorities on Mar 30 at about 3pm.
A 49-year-old man was arrested for rash navigation of a vessel and police investigations are ongoing
The collision between the pleasure craft and the supply vessel took place off the Southern Islands at around 4.15am on Mar 27, the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) said in an earlier statement.
Source: CNA/fh(sn)
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## Expert Analysis

### Merits
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### Areas for Consideration
- CNA Games Guess Word Crack the word, one row at a time Buzzword Create words using the given letters Mini Sudoku Tiny puzzle, mighty brain teaser Mini Crossword Small grid, big challenge Word Search Spot as many words as you can Show More Show Less "Through dedication and hard work, he rose from vehicle technician to engineering supervisor," Tower Transit said. "He was a talented and creative engineer who loved to learn and grow." The bus operator added that Syafidi had just completed a part-time diploma in operations and engineering management, and was looking forward to his graduation ceremony on May 5.

### Implications
- CNA Games Guess Word Crack the word, one row at a time Buzzword Create words using the given letters Mini Sudoku Tiny puzzle, mighty brain teaser Mini Crossword Small grid, big challenge Word Search Spot as many words as you can Show More Show Less "Through dedication and hard work, he rose from vehicle technician to engineering supervisor," Tower Transit said. "He was a talented and creative engineer who loved to learn and grow." The bus operator added that Syafidi had just completed a part-time diploma in operations and engineering management, and was looking forward to his graduation ceremony on May 5.
- Tower Transit paid tribute to his "creative spirit", noting that his "most visible legacy" is a life-sized replica bus he built from scratch, now holding a "place of honour" in the Bulim Bus Depot lobby. "But he will be remembered most for the kindness he showed his colleagues, his readiness to lend a hand, and his ever-present smile," it said. "Tower Transit Singapore offers our deepest condolences and support to Syafidi’s wife, children and relatives." Related: Body found off Indonesia believed to be missing person from collision between vessels near Singapore's Southern Islands Syafidi's sister also paid tribute to her brother on Instagram, remembering him as someone who was " always there for everyone".

### Expert Commentary
This article covers singapore, tower, transit topics. Areas of concern are also raised. Readability: Flesch-Kincaid grade 0.0. Word count: 621.