Eleven Filipino seafarers who were among the crew of the merchant ship that was attacked by the Houthi rebel group in the Gulf of Aden are set to return to the Philippines, the Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) said Sunday.
Eleven Filipino seafarers who were among the crew of the merchant ship that was attacked by the Houthi rebel group in the Gulf of Aden are set to return to the Philippines, the Department of Migrant Workers said Sunday.Interviewed on Super Radyo dzBB, DMW officer-in-charge Hans Leo Cacdac said among those who will be repatriated are 10 Filipinos who were uhmarmed, and one who was injured in the Houthi missile attack."Itong uuwi sa Tuesday ay 11. Sampung unharmed at isang injured.
Their remains are still in the ship as the salvaging operation for the merchant ship is still ongoing."Ang tinamaan ng missile ay ang fuel tank ng barko. Mataas pa ang heat signature, so hindi pa nakapasok ang team sa salvaging operations na hinire ng shipowner. Kasama talaga sa pakay ng salvors ang makuha ang dalawang labi ng ating mahal na tripulanteng nasawi," Cacdac said.
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