The 2008 IMO Award for Exceptional Bravery at Sea has been presented to a Brazilian seafarer who saved fellow crew members from a dangerous fire on a ship. Rodolpho Fonseca da Silva Rigueira, of the drill ship Noble Roger Eason was nominated by the Government of Brazil, for his selfless action to rescue six fellow crew members from a catastrophic fire.
The fire originated from an explosion, causing imminent risk to the lives of other crew members near the explosion. Instead of evacuating the area, he repeatedly faced the fire to save his colleagues.
Rigueira was presented with the award by IMO. Secretary-general Efthimios E Mitropoulos, present the award during the 85th session of the Organization’s Maritime Safety Committee, at the IMO Headquarters on December 1, 2008.
Accepting the award, Rigueira was very proud, and honored in accepting the award.
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