Articles tagged under: Yemen

Yemen’s Houthi rebels hijack Gujarat bound cargo ship in Red Sea

November 20, 2023
Yemen’s Houthi rebels hijack Gujarat bound cargo ship in Red Sea

Amreli: A cargo ship en route to Pipavav Port in Gujarat has been hijacked by Houthi rebels in the Red Sea, according to reports. The vessel, named 'Galaxy Leader,' had approximately 25 crew members representing various nationalities. Although the Houthis claimed it was an Israeli ship, Israel, including the office of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, denied the allegation, asserting that no Israelis were aboard. The ship was seized while on its way from Korfez, Turkey, to Pipavav in Guja...Read More

Abandoned fishing boat found off Valsad coast in Gujarat

August 12, 2023
Abandoned fishing boat found off Valsad coast in Gujarat

Valsad: A fishing boat registered in Yemen was found at a distance of five nautical miles from Kosamba coast in South Gujarat's Valsad district on Friday. A local fisherman had brought this boat to the coast and informed the Sarpanch of Bhadeli and Hingraj villages who further informed police about this, following which the police and Daman based Coast Guard team started probe. After investigation, it was revealed that the fishing boat, namely Al Azhar belonged to middle eastern country Yeme...Read More

Yemen national who was in process to make AK47 rifle, held by Crime Branch of Ahmedabad Police

February 11, 2022
Yemen national who was in process to make AK47 rifle, held by Crime Branch of Ahmedabad Police

Ahmedabad: City police crime-branch has nabbed a citizen of Yemen for allegedly manufacturing the parts of AK 47 rifle in Ahmedabad. The accused named Abdul Ajij Al Azzani- a citizen of Yemen had arrived in India on a medical visa for the medical treatment of his father. He then allegedly started manufacturing the parts of AK47 rifle and other high range rifles in various GIDCs of Ahmedabad. He allegedly was to send 22 different parts to Yemen after manufacturing them in India. The team ...Read More

Indian Naval Ship Sunayna reaches Gujarat with 38 Indians saved from cyclone hit Socotra Island of Yemen

June 07, 2018
Indian Naval Ship Sunayna reaches Gujarat with 38 Indians saved from cyclone hit Socotra Island of Yemen

Porbandar (Gujarat): Indian Naval Ship Sunayna entered Porbandar harbor of Gujarat today with 38 Indian Nationals successfully rescued from cyclone hit Socotra Island of Yemen. Defence Spokesperson Lt Col Manish Ojha said that the Indian nationals were stranded for nearly ten days after severe Cyclonic Storm – Mekenu devastated the area around Socotra Island. INS Sunayna was diverted from Gulf of Aden deployment to Socotra Island for search and rescue operations after Indian Nav...Read More

With govt at help, 10 Gujarati sailors return from war-hit Yemen(Video)

September 25, 2015

Ahmedabad With Govt of Gujarat and Government of India at help, 10 Gujarati sailors stranded in war-hit Yemen returned by air in Jet Airways flight from Delhi to Ahmedabad yesterday evening. Minister of State, Government of Gujarat, Pradipsinh Jadeja briefed media about their return, and also about others who are still in Yemen. - DeshGujarat Read More

70 sailors stranded in Yemen, MEA says working on evacuation

September 13, 2015

New Delhi/Ahmedabad India today said it is taking steps to ensure safe evacuation of its nationals from Yemen after a sailors group claimed that 70 seamen from Gujarat are stranded in the war-torn county. "Our Mission in Yemen (Camp Office in Djibouti) is aware of the situation and taking steps to ensure safe evacuation of Indians," External Affairs Ministry Spokesperson Vikas Swarup said in Delhi when asked about the action being taken to rescue the Indians. Nearly 70 seamen from the ...Read More

3 from Gujarat killed in Yemen war

September 11, 2015

Jamnagar Three from Gujarat are dead in Yemen war. They were from Salaya village of Jamnagar district. They were killed during airstrike of Saudi Arabia over Yemen. One more from Salaya is missing after this attack. All of them were sailors who were at Yemen with their dhow Al-Asmar. Those dead are identified as Zulfikar Hasam Bhatti(35), Sidhik Ilyas Bhatti and Yanus Mamad Juneja. Missing persons is Imran Alimamad Nareja. Families of those dead are informed about the ...Read More

Navy tows Intercepted vessel with Africans aboard to Porbandar

August 15, 2011

Porbandar, 15 August, 2011 The Indian Navy today towed the 500-tonne intercepted cargo ship M.V. Nafis-I to Porbandar port of Gujarat. The ship and the crew members five Yemenis, two Tanzanians, one Somali and one Kenyan on board are to be handed over to the local police. Different agencies will further investigate into the ship's origins, its movements close to the Indian shores and also the crew which will reveal whether the ship was hijacked and used for smuggling contraband. ...Read More