Prayagraj, Aug. 2 -- The family of a Merchant Navy employee who went missing from a ship near Istanbul, Turkiye, has sought urgent government intervention to trace him, saying they have received no information about his whereabouts since July 25.

Ram Chandra Dubey's father, Ramesh Chandra Dubey, said the family last spoke to him on July 24, when everything appeared normal. He alleged that the company informed them about his disappearance only the following day.

Ramesh Chandra said his son had travelled to Istanbul through Deloship, a Delhi-Noida-based company, and was working as a sailor on a vessel. His initial six-month contract was later extended to nine months and subsequently by another one or two months.

Speaking to ANI, he said,...