Dubai, The Indian Embassy in Yemen on Friday said it has reached out to different parties to “establish circumstances and facts”
surrounding an incident off the coast of Yemen in which “apparently there were Indian nationals on board a yacht. The incident comes amid an escalation of hostilities between Iran-backed Houthis and Saudi Arabia, with both sides targeting each other’s facilities and infrastructure. “Given the prevailing conflict situation exact information is not currently available.
The Indian Embassy on Thursday said it was ascertaining details about an incident involving 14 Indian nationals on board a yacht off the coast of Yemen and would provide all possible help to ensure their safety, amid escalating tensions in the region.
“We are continuing to make efforts to find more details about the incident off the coast of Yemen on October 22 in which apparently there were Indian nationals on board a yacht,” the Indian mission posted on social media on Friday. We have reached out to different parties to establish circumstances and facts of the incident and hope to update as soon as authentic information becomes available,” the mission said. “We are ascertaining further details about the incident and will provide all possible help for ensuring the safety and well-being of the Indian nationals,” it posted on social media on Thursday.
