Indian Embassy Confirms Safe Evacuation of 19 Stranded Seafarers from Yemen

Brief by Shorts91 Newsdesk / 05:42am on 09 Nov 2026,Monday India Global

Nineteen Indian seafarers stranded in Yemen for two weeks have been safely evacuated and are returning to India, the Indian Embassy in Yemen announced on Sunday. The seafarers had been stuck in Hodeidah and Sana’a. In a statement posted on X, the embassy confirmed that all 19 were safe and in good health, while thanking those who assisted in facilitating their evacuation. The development comes days after India reported that 14 Indian nationals aboard a yacht involved in an incident off Yemen’s coast were safe. The embassy did not disclose further details about the evacuation arrangements or the circumstances that had left the seafarers stranded in the country.

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