ISLAMABAD, SEPT 27 – Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi said on Saturday that a liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) tanker with 27 crew members, including 24 Pakistanis, was attacked by an Israeli drone while it was docked at a port in Yemen.
After the Foreign Office said earlier today that Pakistanis aboard the LPG tanker were safe and sound and making their way out of Yemeni waters, Naqvi posted on X that the vessel was attacked on September 17 while it was docked at the Ras Issa port, which was under the control of Houthi rebels.
Earlier, the Foreign Office (FO) said 24 Pakistani nationals aboard an LPG tanker that caught fire off the coast of Yemen were safe and sound and making their way out of Yemeni waters.
In a statement released today, the FO said that the LPG tanker had caught fire off the coast of Yemen on September 17.
“The tanker was carrying a multi-national crew, including 24 Pakistani nationals,” it said.
“On receiving the news about the incident, the concerned Pakistan embassies established contacts with the authorities in Yemen to ensure the well-being of the crew. Efforts were made to set the tanker underway again,” it added.
The FO said that diplomatic missions also maintained contact with the family members of the Pakistani crew and kept them updated about the latest situation.
“Today, the LPG tanker has departed [from the] port and is making [its] way out of Yemeni waters. The entire crew, including Pakistani nationals, on board is safe and sound,” it said.
