Let’s recognise the courage of crews risking their lives in Ukraine

Third engineer Hadisur Rahman became the first seafarer to die in the fighting. Let us hope he is the last, although as things stand, that cannot be guaranteed, says Lloyd’s List

Our hearts go out to the family and friends of Hadisur Rahman, third engineer on bulk carrier Banglar Samriddhi, who has become the first merchant seafarer to die in consequence of Russia’s brutal invasion of Ukraine.