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According to the New Indian Express, 20 sailors from India, Bangladesh and Egypt have been detained by Houthi rebels at a hotel. No one is allowed in. Outsiders come and go with their food.
The Houthi rebels initially said they would release them. The sailors complained that the owners of three ships in Oman have not yet tried to free the sailors. The Houthi rebels have demanded a ransom of 200,000 Omani rials. The owners refused to pay the ransom.
Officials at the Indian embassy in Yemen spoke with the captive sailors about four months ago, the New Indian Express reported. Indian diplomats have said that they will all be released. Indian diplomats are trying to see if 20 sailors captured by the Houthi rebels can be brought to a government-controlled location.
Meanwhile, Omani shipowners have not paid any salaries to the sailors since last February.
Please note that the civil war is going on in Yemen now. Houthi rebels seized control of the capital Sanaa in 2014. Houthi forces are fighting the internationally recognized prime minister Mansour Hadi. Saudi Arabia is waging a campaign against the Houthis in Yemen on behalf of Mansour Hadi. The United States is also supporting him. On the other hand, Iran is helping the Houthi rebels. Although Tehran does not directly acknowledge the matter.
