00:00We have got this information that he is missing.
00:02That's the sister of Karandeep Singh Rana waiting, hoping, praying for news of her brother.
00:06The 22-year-old merchant navy cadet was serving on an oil tanker from Iraq to China
00:11when he went missing near Sri Lanka on September 20.
00:13Since then, the family has been pleading for help at every level of government,
00:17from the state to the centre and even the prime minister's portal.
00:20His father, Narendra Singh Rana, says the family was shocked
00:23because they had spoken to Karandeep that very afternoon, he was perfectly fine.
00:26According to the Mumbai office of the Executive Ship Management Company,
00:30Karandeep was last seen on the tanker.
00:32Search operations were immediately launched, with ships, helicopters and rescue teams scouring the area.
00:37Despite a massive search, only a single shoe and a camera belonging to Karandeep were found,
00:42deepening fears for his safety.
00:44The ship's crew remain under strict watch as investigators weigh possibilities
00:47from accidental fall to abduction.
00:49Authorities expect to continue their probe when the ship arrives in China on October 8.
00:53Soon to be a third officer, Karandeep had always dreamed of the merchant navy.
00:57But for the past 17 days, his family in Dehradun has been waiting anxiously for any sign of him.
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