Pathanamthitta, Monday, 12 April 2010: It is reported that four Malayalees are trapped in the Indian vessel hijacked by Somalian pirates. The vessel Africana, is said to have set sail from Sharjah.

Among the four Keralites in the vessel, Roji John and Vishnu are natives of Pathanamthitta and the details of other two are not yet traced.