India has evacuated 19 seafarers who had been stranded in Yemen for about two weeks, the Indian Embassy to Yemen announced on Sunday, 8 November 2026. The mission said they were safe and travelling back to India.
The group had been stranded in Hodeidah and Sana’a. In its statement, reproduced in PTI’s report, the embassy thanked those who had helped arrange the evacuation. ANI also reported the announcement.
Evacuated, with the journey home still under way
The distinction matters: the embassy confirmed the evacuation and the seafarers’ safety, but its announcement did not confirm their arrival in India. It did not provide an arrival time or a detailed travel itinerary.
This report, published on 9 November, reflects the status given in the embassy’s 8 November statement. Their return journey was under way at that point.
Cover: original editorial illustration. It does not depict the actual seafarers or their evacuation.
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