Body of Piravom youth missing after Mozambique boat tragedy identified

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The assemblage of a 22-year-old man, a autochthonal of Veliyanad successful Piravom, who went missing aft a vessel capsized successful Mozambique earlier this period has been identified. The assemblage of Indrajith Santhosh, who went missing aft a vessel capsized adjacent Beira Port connected October 16, was identified by a comparative from Piravom who went to Mozambique recently, Piravom MLA Anoop Jacob told The Hindu.

Indrajith, who worked with Scorpio Maritime Management India Pvt Ltd., was among the 21 radical — including 14 Indians — connected committee the vessel that capsized portion ferrying them to the tanker MT Sea Quest for attraction work.

“There was earlier accusation astir recovering a body. A idiosyncratic adjacent to the household identified Indrajith’s body, and the household has been informed,” Mr. Jacob said.

He said steps were being taken to bring backmost the mortal remains of the younker astatine the earliest.

Indrajith’s father, Santhosh, who besides works successful the shipping assemblage successful South Africa, had returned location aft coming to cognize astir the mishap involving his son. The assemblage of different victim, Kollam autochthonal Sreeraj Radhakrishnan, 35, was brought location past week.

Published - October 30, 2025 09:13 p.m. IST

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