Kasargod : Two persons from Kasargod namely Vasanth Kumar from Melparamba and VK Babu from Palakunnu  are a great deal worried ever since there was information that the two are among the 24 crew on board MV Cotton that has been seized by pirates off the coast of Gabon, a west African nation.

If Vasamth had joined the shipping company in January this year, Babu had joined in April.

The ship was seized by pirates 15 miles off Gentil Port on July 15, Monday. The vessel is  owned by a Turkish company.

Shivaram, the father-in-law of Vasanth said the company has informed them that the Turkish ambassador has intervened to settle the issue. It is learnt Vasanth’s wife Priya is grief stricken and is  refusing to take food.

 Vasanth Kumar who   set off from Mumbai two weeks ago, had called that they were proceeding towards Africa and will be in touch with the family once the ship reached its destination. He has a daughter and a son.

Even relatives of Babu are worried about his fate. Babu is married and  has a four year old daughter.