To many around the world, Dr Binay Singh is a larger than life figure, a maritime mentor and author who has started to effect fundamental changes in the way people think about the sector. Vitaliy, one of his closest friends, knows Dr Singh for who he is, though: knows the challenges that he has had to overcome and the path that he has taken to become the man he is. In Vitaliy, My Everlasting Friend, Dr Singh recalls the beginnings of his friendship with Vitaliy – and the impact his friend has had on him.