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Two days aft a 22-year-old from Veliyanad adjacent Piravom was reported missing successful a vessel capsize disconnected the seashore of Beira successful Mozambique, his household and colony proceed their anxious wait.
Indrajith Santhosh, a hull inspector with a Kochi-based marine engineering firm, went missing aft a motorboat vessel capsized disconnected the Beira larboard successful Mozambique. He was heading to inspect a tanker, MT Sea Quest, anchored offshore connected Thursday (October 16).
Indrajith was successful Mozambique for enactment arranged done a Mumbai-based maritime company. Three Indian nationals were killed and 1 was injured successful the accident, portion 5 others were rescued, according to the Indian High Commission successful Mozambique.
“According to the latest accusation received from the larboard cause concerned, the hunt squad has located the capsized boat. However, the rescuers could not scope it contiguous [Saturday, October 18, 2025] arsenic the upwind was not favourable. We person been told that divers volition resume hunt operations focussing connected the identified location, time [Sunday, October 18, 2025] morning,” Akil P.S., Indrajith’s relative astatine Veliyanad, told The Hindu. Akhil stays adjacent Indrajith’s house, wherever his parent Sheena and 2 younger brothers are waiting anxiously for updates from Mozambique.
Indrajith’s begetter K.N. Santhosh, who is simply a vessel attraction idiosyncratic presently serving successful South Africa, has made arrangements to instrumentality location successful the aftermath of the vessel accident. “He is travelling to the Port of Richards Bay successful South Africa, and from determination helium volition alert to India. He is scheduled to scope Kerala connected Monday [October 20] afternoon,” Akhil said.
Both Santhosh and Indrajith had near location for their respective assignments conscionable 3 days ago. While Santhosh flew to South Africa from the Kochi airport, Indrajith, on with his workfellow Akash from Konni, went to Mozambique. Akash had a miraculous flight and is reported to beryllium safe.
Meanwhile, Ernakulam MP Hibi Eden and Idukki MP Francis George person communicated to the Ministry of External Affairs and the Indian High Commission successful Mozambique, requesting their urgent involution to fortify the ongoing rescue operations. Piravom MLA Anoop Jacob besides visited the household of Indrajith.
