All 27 Filipino seafarers on board the Houthi-hit MV Transworld Navigator now back home.
The 22 crewmembers of the Liberian-flagged, Greek-owned, operated cargo carrier arrived at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport late Tuesday in separate batches while the other five arrived earlier last Sunday, June 30.
The repatriates were welcomed by the Department of Migrant Workers and the Overseas Workers Welfare Administration.
DMW Assistant Secretary Jerome Pampolina said the repatriates received immediate assistance from the government.
The DMW has earlier reported that all of the 27 Filipino seafarers were unharmed with just one minor injury when the Houthi rebels attacked the vessel sailing in the Red Sea.
The country had already taken steps to restrict its seafarers from transiting the Gulf of Aden and the Red Sea, previously designated as “war-like zones,” due to incidents of Houthi attacks in the regions.
