Williams told police investigators he did not see Shuffrool after they boarded the boat since they went in separate directions.

Shuffrool and his brother, Faizool work at a construction site in Bon Accord, Tobago with a contractor from the Piparo area.

Imam Hosein said he only knew of Shuffrool’s predicament when Faizool returned from Tobago on June 10 and inquired about him.

“He was surprised when he did not see his brother at home.

“He told me Shuffrool left Tobago on Friday night at 11 p.m.,” Hosein told Mirror.

He said the prayers for Isha went on without Shuffrool, who really wanted to attend.

Relatives said Shuffrool, who was close to his mother, was shaken up after her death.

Isha died of a massive heart attack and kidney failure.

Shuffrool normally cooked for all the family’s prayer gathering.

A worried Imam Hosein said it was hard for him since he lost his wife 42 days ago.

The elderly man said he sits at home worrying all the time.

Public Relations Officer at the Port Authority of Trinidad and To-bago, Betty-Ann Gibbons said the Port officials are looking into the matter.

Shuffrool is the second person to go missing from a boat in the inter-island ferry service.

The previous miss-ing man of Laventille, who was reportedly thrown overboard, was never found.