In an online press briefing on Tuesday, DMW Secretary Hans Cacdac said that the agency will prohibit the boarding of Filipino seafarers to shipowners under Galaxy Leader, True Confidence and Tutor which all recently suffered Houthi Attacks.
A grab from handout footage released by Yemen's Huthi Ansarullah Media Centre on Nov. 19, 2023, reportedly shows members of the rebel group during the capture of an Israel-linked cargo vessel at an undefined location in the Red Sea . Israeli ships are a"legitimate target", Yemen's Huthi rebels warned on November 20, a day after their seizure of the Galaxy Leader and its 25 international crew following an earlier threat to target Israeli shipping over the Israel-Hamas war.
He also said that the agency will require these shipping owners to submit “threat and risk assessments” before allowing Filipino seafarers to board vessels bound for Houthi-plagued waters. The security team that will conduct the assessment will be composed of the Philippine Navy, Coast Guard, MARINA and the Department of Foreign Affairs .
“They had been through an attack, and therefore, at this stage, we will safely presume that, first and foremost, their safe return is paramount,” Cacdac added.
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