Overview

• An Israeli drone hit the vessel on Sept. 17 while it was docked at Ras Issa, a port under Houthi control in Yemen.
• One LPG tank exploded and a fire broke out before the crew put it out, after which Houthi boats intercepted the ship and kept the sailors aboard.
• The crew totaled 27 people: 24 Pakistanis led by Captain Mukhtar Akbar, two Sri Lankans, and one Nepali.
• Pakistan’s Foreign Office and Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi say the tanker has left Yemeni waters and all crew members are safe and in good health.
• The ship had sailed from Iran’s Bandar Abbas carrying liquefied gas to Yemen, underscoring persistent risks to commercial shipping near Houthi-held ports.