Middle East and Africa
The Foreign Ministry is coordinating with its Yemeni counterparts for updates on the search and rescue mission for the missing Indonesian crewman after the Houthi strikes against the cargo ship that killed at least six people.
Damage to the cargo vessel MV Tihamah is visible in Murad, Yemen, on Aug. 11, 2026. Yemen's transport ministry said four crew members were killed after the vessel was attacked in the Bab el-Mandeb Strait. (Reuters/Handout/Media Office of the Ministry of Transport-Republic of Yemen)
An Indonesian crew member remains missing after the MV Tihamah cargo ship was attacked off the coast of Yemen, while two other crew members from Indonesia survived, the Foreign Ministry has confirmed.The ministry announced the update on the incident in a press briefing on Thursday following coordination with the Indonesian Embassy in Muscat. The search and rescue mission to find the missing crew is still in progress, said Foreign Ministry citizen protection director Heni Hamidah.
“We are in intensive communication with the Yemeni Foreign Ministry, and they will provide updates on the search for the missing crewman as soon as possible,” Heni said, while refuting previous reports suggesting that the missing Indonesian crew was among six fatalities in the incident.
