Abdulhamid Haq has been involved in several delicate marine rescue operations in Kenya and the region.

He was a leading rescuer in the Mtongwe ferry disaster, the 1996 MV Bukoba in Tanzania, and the 2019 Mariam Kighenda and her daughter Amanda Mutheu rescue at the Likoni ferry that tested his skills.

Haq, 67, has fresh memories of the April 29, 1994, Mtongwe 1 ferry disaster, where he was called by the Kenya Navy to join the rescue and recovery mission. The ferry had just sunk 40 metres from land near the navy headquarters at about 7.00 am that morning.