Twenty-three Indian crew members aboard MV Falcon were rescued after an explosion and fire off Yemen’s coast. The Cameroon-flagged LPG tanker was escorted to Djibouti, while two crew members remain missing. EUNAVFOR ASPIDES coordinated the successful search-and-rescue operation

Djibouti City: 23 Indian crew members onboard MV Falcon, which caught fire and was adrift off the Yemen coast following an explosion, have been rescued and safely handed over to the Djiboutian Coast Guard.

The Cameroon-flagged MV Falcon, which was sailing southeast of the port of Aden, Yemen, with destination Djibouti, caught fire after an explosion onboard on Saturday. The vessel was fully loaded with liquefied petroleum gas (LPG).

Upon receipt of an urgent distress request from the vessel’s master, UNAVFOR ASP

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