August 20, 2026 | 05:41 pm
TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - Indonesian Ministry of Foreign Affairs confirmed that the search process for an Indonesian crew member who went missing in an attack on a ship in the Bab Al-Mandeb Strait, Yemen, is still ongoing.
"For the Indonesian crew members who are still missing, search efforts are still being carried out by the relevant authorities in Yemen, and we continue to monitor these search efforts," said Heni Hamidah, Director of Protection of Indonesian Citizens at the ministry, to the press in Jakarta on Thursday, August 20, as quoted by ANTARA.
She said that to monitor the progress of the search operation for the MV Tihamah crew, the Indonesian Embassy in Muscat continues to maintain communication with the relevant parties, especially the Yemeni Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
The Yemeni Ministry of Foreign Affairs has assured that the search for the missing Indonesian crew member will continue. "They haven't said when the search will end," Heni added.
Furthermore, regarding the Indonesian crew members who survived the MV Tihamah ship which was attacked while docked at Bab Al-Mandeb port, the Director at the Indonesian Ministry of Foreign Affairs revealed that they had been moved to a new treatment facility.
After being treated at the December 2 Hospital in the coastal city of Mukha, Yemen, they were transferred to Prince Mohammed bin Salman Hospital in Aden City on August 18. "The transfer was carried out considering the security and safety risks of the surviving Indonesian crew members," she said, adding that the Indonesian Embassy in Muscat had deployed a team to Aden to accompany the two Indonesian citizens.
He added that the Indonesian Embassy in Muscat is also ready to facilitate the repatriation of the two Indonesian crew members to their homeland in the near future. "We will continue to monitor the situation while making preparations to repatriate the two surviving Indonesian crew members," said Heni.
Of the two surviving Indonesian crew members, one suffered minor injuries from debris and did not require treatment, while the other received medical treatment at the hospital for his injuries.
When it became the victim of a bomb attack, the MV Tihamah ship was known to be carrying a total of 11 crew members, consisting of eight Pakistani citizens and three Indonesian citizens.
According to Anadolu, the government-affiliated television station Al-Jumhuriya TV reported that the attack, allegedly carried out by the Houthi group in Yemen, killed two Pakistani citizens.
The Bab Al-Mandeb Strait is the gateway to the Red Sea located on the western side of the Arabian Peninsula.
Read: Indonesia Condemns Bab Al-Mandeb Attack That Injured Indonesians
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