It is almost a month since the British tanker Stena Impero has been seized by Iran and the family of Dijo Pappachan, one of the sailors on board, continue to wait for their son’s return.
Though Dijo’s family in Kochi has been able to communicate with him over the phone, the situation does not seem to have improved since the ship was seized. In fact, the condition is not looking good, Pappachan tells TNM.
Dijo, in his last conversation, told his father that the Iran officials’ attitude towards the sailors has turned hostile, so much so that they have even seized the drinking water which was stored in the ship.