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Putting others first can save lives: Kanpur engineer helped 21 crewmates reach a lifeboat before boarding himself

Reported by timesofindia.indiatimes.com

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Chief engineer Nitin Shukla ensured that all 21 of his crewmates reached a lifeboat before boarding himself, according to his account reported by The Times of India. Their tanker had been struck by a drone in the Strait of Hormuz region, and Shukla has since returned home to his family in Kanpur.

His account shows how one person’s composure and care for others can help protect lives in an emergency.

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