Durg Vijai Singh, 54, was a crew member aboard the Malaysian-flagged bulk carrier M/V Selendang Ayu when the ship suffered catastrophic engine failure and became disabled in a violent Bering Sea storm off Unalaska, Alaska, beginning December 8, 2004. The vessel, bound for China from Seattle with a cargo of soybeans, drifted toward the Aleutian shoreline as winds and waves worsened.

U.S. Coast Guard helicopters evacuated 18 of the 26 crew, then launched a second rescue for the remaining sailors. A rogue wave struck during that attempt, engulfing a Jayhawk helicopter and causing it to crash into the sea. Three helicopter crew and one sailor were rescued, but Durg Vijai Singh and five fellow crewmen were lost; their bodies were never recovered. The Selendang Ayu later ran aground, broke in two and released fuel oil and cargo, prompting a major cleanup.

If anyone has direct information about the crew or the events aboard the Selendang Ayu, please share what is known.