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21 Pinoys extracted fr Houthi-hit ship Tutor
By Nidz Godino
“They were boarded onto security forces ship and taken to safer port,” Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) Secretary Hans Leo Cacdac said at news forum in Quezon City twenty-one of 22 Filipino seafarers on ship attacked by Houthi rebels while traversing Red Sea on Wednesday were rescued on Friday night.
Remaining seafarer, meanwhile, is believed to be in vessel’s engine room. Cacdac was assured by rescue teams they will not stop until missing seafarer is located.
Cacdac said combined international forces extracted Filipinos from M/V Tutor, immobilized but stable at sea.
Seafarers did not sustain injuries and were in good physical condition, Cacdac stressed.
He said rescue operation started at around 10:30 in the evening and was over in 30 minutes.
Cacdac was mum on details on current whereabouts of seafarers, but said they are all safe. There is no specific timetable, but he said they are hoping to bring all of them back home soon.
President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.had earlier directed DMW and other concerned agencies to monitor situation of seafarers.
“It just boils down to finding our seafarer who is still onboard,” Cacdac said.
Attack near Yemeni port of Hodeidah on Wednesday was third Houthi rebel attack on ship manned by Filipino seafarers since last year, with two Filipino sailors dying and 17 still held by militants, government data showed.
Iran-aligned Houthis claimed responsibility for missile strike on Tutor and another vessel, Verbena, in Gulf of Aden, over the past days.
Attacks damaged two other ships in the last week, “marking significant increase in effectiveness,” British security firm Ambrey said.
Houthis have used drones and missiles to assault ships in Red Sea, Bab al-Mandab Strait and Gulf of Aden since November, saying they are acting in solidarity with Palestinians in Gaza war. They have sunk one ship, seized another vessel and killed three seafarers in separate attacks.
“This situation cannot go on,” International Maritime Organization secretary-general Arsenio Dominguez said in statement.
Houthis’ air and sea campaign has disrupted global shipping, causing delays and costs to cascade through supply chains. At least 65 countries and major energy and shipping companies including Shell, BP, Maersk and Cosco have been affected, according to report by US Defense Intelligence Agency.
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