Five Filipino seafarers were rescued when a Liberia-flagged and Greek-operated cargo ship sunk Wednesday, July 9, after being attacked by Houthi rebels in the Red Sea, the Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) bared.
00:00The Department of Migrant Workers said five Filipino seafarers were rescued from a sunken Liberia-flagged and Greek-operated cargo ship on Wednesday, July 9, after being attacked by Houthi rebels in the Red Sea.
00:17The ship MV Eternity C descended deep into the Red Sea around 1 p.m. Philippine Standard Time, several days after the July 7 siege staged by the rebels while the vessel was sailing off 50 nautical miles southwest of the port of Odeida in Yemen.
00:35In a press briefing on Wednesday night, DMW Secretary Hans-Leo Kakdak said that while the five rescued seafarers are now safe and sound, he did not disclose the location where they were brought for security reasons.
00:51The department has arranged personal meetings with the families of the Filipino crew members and demanding agency and representatives from the ship owner to get updates about the incident.
01:02The Houthis, an Iran-backed armed group based in Yemen, claim that their attacks on commercial vessels in the Red Sea signify their solidarity with Palestine and are meant to pressure Israel and its allies to halt their attacks on Gaza.
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