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The 'Isa Star' was drifting dangerously near the Bab al-Mandab Strait off Yemen after its crew abandoned it due to severe flooding in the engine room. The ship was now listing astern, and leaking oil, was posing a significant hazard to navigation in the region. The 20 crew members including 15 Indians, two Sri Lankans, and one each from Nepal, Indonesia, and Vietnam, were safely evacuated and transported to Djibouti by naval forces after the explosion and flooding. The French frigate 'Languedoc', which was patrolling the region, had responded immediately and carried out the evacuation. The castaways wre transferred to the Djibouti Ports & Free Zones Authority’s tug 'Barkhat Gourad Hqamadou' and arrived in Djibouti on Dec 6.

The 'Isa Star, en route from Venice to Batam,' was abandoned in the Red Sea off Hodeidah after engine room was flooded following an explosion on Dec 5, 2024. Upon its distress call, the European Union naval mission Aspidas sent a vessel to the scene for the rescue of the Indian and Ukrainian crew, who were taken to Djibouti. The vessel is managed and operated by the Azimuth Ship Management in the United Arab Emirates, the registered owner is the Global Oceanic Chartering of Hong Kong. There was no mention of the cause of the incident. Initial reports suggested that there was an engine room fire followed by flooding, and not an attack by the Houthis. Report with photo: https://x.com/EUNAVFORASPIDES/status/1864608458290483564?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Etweet%7Ctwtr%5Etrue

The 'Manisa Star', en route from Aveiro, suffered a propulsion failure in position 43 25 42N, 003 09 44W, while approaching the port of Bilbao on Aug 21, 2021. The ship requested towing assistance to the port at 11.30 p.m. and was safely berthed on Aug 22 at 5.30 p.m. It sailed again on Sep 27 at 11.15 p.m., headed to Terneuzem where it arrived on Sep 5. The Portuguese maritime safety office was working with its Spanish counterparts to investigate the incident.