27 Crew Members on LNG Tanker Attacked in Yemen; 24 Are Pakistanis

Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi reported that an Israeli drone attacked a liquefied petroleum gas tanker with 27 crew members, primarily Pakistanis, while docked at Ras al-Esa port in Yemen on September 17, 2025. After extinguishing a fire from an explosion and being taken hostage by Houthi boats, the crew was eventually released and is now safe outside Yemeni waters, amidst ongoing regional tensions due to the Gaza conflict.

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