Russian seafarers evacuated from oil tanker in Yemen
All Russian sailors from the oil tanker Seven Pearls have been evacuated from Yemen following a U.S. airstrike near the Houthi-controlled port of Ras Issa in late April.
The Russian embassy in Yemen confirmed the evacuation to the Russian news agency TASS, stating that a total of 22 sailors were aboard the vessel when it was damaged in the strike, which occurred on April 26 during a broader U.S. campaign targeting multiple sites in Yemen.
Nineteen of the crew members departed Yemen on May 25, traveling from Sana’a to Amman, Jordan, after evacuation arrangements were finalized.
Three crew members were injured in the attack, which Russian officials say was likely caused by shrapnel from U.S. strikes on port infrastructure. One sailor required complex eye surgery and was initially treated in a hospital in Sanaa before all injured personnel were eventually flown to Moscow at the ship owner’s expense.
The tanker remains anchored in Yemeni territorial waters, with no information disclosed regarding its current condition, potential repairs, or plans for its removal.
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