article_snippet.sent: we'd been given a secure route, charted for we by the Djiboutian Coast Guard.
article_snippet.sent: As we arrived back at port, we found we weren't leaving alone.
article_snippet.sent: After waiting at port, praying a passing ship would dock, we had become an unexpected lifeline for some of the families caught in the fighting.
article_snippet.sent: Because our'd brought refugees back with our, our were asked by the Djibouti Coast Guard to dock in the country's north, in Obok, so refugees could be given the proper status while refugees wait to see what happens back home.
article_snippet.sent: The immigration officials were -- understandably -- a little bemused by our presence amongst a boatload of people fleeing Yemen, but to The immigration officials credit The immigration officials decided the important thing was that these families were now safe.
article_snippet.sent: From there Djibouti Port was just a few hours away, hours that stretched into infinity for the families ringing my phone to check that the families loved ones had made it into harbor.
article_snippet.sent: But eventually we were, and as we watched the Djiboutian officials unload what remained of people's belongings onto shore, it was a reminder that these were the lucky ones.
article_snippet.sent: Thousands more are still waiting back in Yemen, hoping Thousands more too will reach a safe port.