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Merdeka Generation: Former PSA diver recalls adventures under the sea, including finding a body

While the pioneer leaders were the architects of Singapore, everyday heroes helped build society here. This is another story of our Merdeka Generation, those born in the 1950s who lived and persevered through a tumultuous period.

Besides being a former professional diver, Mr Shaik Mohammad M.K. Mohideen, 64, is passionate about volunteering. He has been a volunteer probation officer since the 1980s, and has also been a Silver Generation Ambassador since last year. ST PHOTO: JASON QUAH

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Jul 17, 2019, 05:00 AM

As a retired professional diver who spent a lot of time looking for cargo that had fallen overboard, Mr Shaik Mohammad M. K. Mohideen has come across all sorts of things at the bottom of the sea.

But one particular assignment stands out for him.

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Merdeka Generation: Former PSA diver recalls adventures under the sea, including finding a body

While the pioneer leaders were the architects of Singapore, everyday heroes helped build society here. This is another story of our Merdeka Generation, those born in the 1950s who lived and persevered through a tumultuous period.

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