A Frenchman held captive in Yemen for over four months after his boat ran into trouble near the Red Sea port of al-Hodeidah has been released, the French presidency announced Tuesday (October 16th).
Alain Goma dropped anchor in al-Hodeidah on June 3rd, after running out of water while sailing to India, AFP reported.
Al-Hodeidah is under the control of the Iran-backed Houthis (Ansarallah), who took him prisoner.
In a statement, President Emmanuel Macron thanked authorities in Oman and Saudi Arabia for helping obtain his release.
He described Oman's role as "decisive" but said Saudi Arabia had also provided "assistance".
