Overview
- India’s External Affairs Ministry said Anilkumar Raveendran reached Muscat on Wednesday and is expected to return to India soon.
- Raveendran was among 11 sailors from India and the Philippines released by Houthi authorities after months in detention.
- Houthi outlet al-Masirah said Oman assumed custody of the freed men following their release.
- The Royal Oman Air Force flew the group from Houthi-held Sanaa to Muscat, according to the latest reports.
- Raveendran served on MV Eternity C, which was attacked in July in the Red Sea, an assault that sank the ship and killed four crew, part of a broader Houthi campaign reported to have struck over 100 vessels.