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Indian rescued from Houthi-attacked ship in Red Sea, set to return home; India thanks Riyadh for helping

Riyadh/New Delhi, July 15 (UNI) Augustin Dassayan, an Indian national working as security guard onboard the merchant vessel ‘Eternity C’ which sank on July 9 in the Red Sea following a hostile attack by the Houthis, has reached Jizan, Saudi Arabia, after he along with some other crew members were rescued. India thanked Saudi Arabia for its support and assistance in the matter.
The Indian Embassy in Riyadh said in a post on X that a team from the embassy met the rescued Indian crew member and facilitated his return to India.
“Augustin Dassayan, an Indian working as security guard aboard the merchant vessel Eternity C which sunk recently in Red Sea in a hostile attack, reached Jizan, Saudi Arabia yesterday along with some other survivors.
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