Nairobi, Aug. 21 -- The Indian High Commission in Kenya on Friday said that the Indian seafarers aboard two foreign-flagged commercial ships, MT Sibu and MV Lutuf, recently seized by armed pirates in the Gulf of Aden and off the Somali coast are "reportedly safe."

In a post on X, the High Commission stated that it has taken up the matter of the safety of 22 seafarers, i.e., 16 aboard MT Sibu (Eritrea-flagged) and 6 on MV Lutuf (Cameroon-flagged), with the concerned authorities in Somalia.

"We have taken up the matter of Indian seafarers onboard vessels MT Sibu (Eritrea flagged) and MV Lutuf (Cameroon flagged) with the concerned authorities in Somalia. It is understood that there are reportedly 16 Indian seafarers onboard MT Sibu and 6 I...