Overview

• Pakistan’s Foreign Office says the LPG tanker has exited Yemeni waters and that all 27 crew members, including 24 Pakistanis, are safe and in good health.
• Officials say the strike occurred while the ship was docked at Ras Issa on Sept. 17, with Pakistan attributing the attack to an Israeli drone.
• Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi said an LPG tank exploded in the attack, sparking a fire that the crew managed to bring under control.
• Earlier crew videos reported Houthi fighters on board preventing disembarkation, and the captain sought permission to sail to Djibouti before departure was secured.
• The tanker had sailed from Iran’s Bandar Abbas carrying gas for delivery to Yemen, and Pakistani embassies coordinated with local authorities and kept families informed.