Pakistani crew detained in Yemen appeal for diplomatic help
Fourteen Pakistanis aboard the MT DORIN, held at Aden since August 6, have asked the government to secure their repatriation.
Fourteen Pakistani crew members of a merchant vessel detained at Yemen's Aden port have appealed to the government for urgent diplomatic intervention to secure their repatriation, ARY News reported on Wednesday.
The ship, MT DORIN, reached Aden on July 30 and was taken into custody by Port State Control on August 6, according to documents cited by the channel. The vessel has now been held for nearly two months, and the 14 Pakistanis on board are among 23 people currently at Aden Anchorage; the other crew members are eight Indians and one Bangladeshi national.
The Pakistani crew members had joined the vessel at Djibouti port on April 14, 2026, meaning they had been aboard for more than five months before the detention. According to sources cited by ARY News, the crew said the ship was detained over alleged fake flag documents. They denied any connection with those documents, and said, "Matters concerning the ship are between its owners, the company and Yemeni authorities."
The crew has asked the government to take immediate diplomatic steps for their return to Pakistan, the channel reported. They remain at Aden Anchorage along with the other crew members. ARY News did not name the ship's owner or the flag under which the vessel was registered, and it did not report any public response from Pakistani authorities to the appeal.
Separately, Al Jazeera reported that Saudi, Turkish and Pakistani military chiefs planned urgent talks amid fighting in Yemen. The Al Jazeera report, carried on its news feed, gave no further details about the talks or any connection to the detained ship.
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