The Ministry of External Affairs on Wednesday said that seven Indian crew members are missing off coast Yemen after their boats came under aerial bombardment by the Saudi-led coalition forces at Yemen’s Hodeidah port forces on Tuesday. MEA spokesperson Vikas Swarup said 13 other Indians are alive and they were crew members of boats plying between Somalia and Yemen.
News reports on Tuesday claimed 20 Indians were feared to be dead in the air attack. “We have seen media reports about the death of Indian nationals in Yemen. Indian Embassy officials in Djbouti are in touch with local contacts. We have ascertained that there were two boats one of which was plying between Somalia and Yemen,” the External Affairs Ministry Spokesperson said.