The SS Ourang Medan in the game is reimagined as an American military vessel, and the government didn’t hire foreign crews to do the clandestine work. "Ourang" comes from the Malay language and means man, while "Medan" is the capital of Sumatra, Indonesia.
Lying in chartroom and bridge. In 1947 the Dutch Freighter SS Ourang Medan sent a cryptic SOS in Morse code; “All Officers, including the Captain, are dead.

Possibly whole crew dead.

This communication was followed by a burst of indecipherable Morse code, then a final, grim message: “I die.”

That explains the game's title, which is the literal translation of the ship's name. It has been identified as an American Liberty-Class freighter from the distinctive model.