A FILIPINO crew member of MV Tutor, which was attacked by Yemen’s Houthi rebels while traversing the Southern Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden on Wednesday, is missing, the Department of Migrant Workers said.
In a virtual press briefing, Migrant Workers Secretary Hans Leo Cacdac said the Greek-owned bulk carrier have 22 crew members, mostly Filipinos, when its delicate parts and the engine room were damaged during the attack.
“Right now, we are still in the process of trying to ascertain. We’re trying to account for the particular seafarer in the ship and are praying that we could find him,” he said.
“Rest assured that all of the next of kin of the seafarers have been contacted,” Cacdac added.
Cacdac said the other seafarers on board are safe and he had checked with them through a video call.
Meanwhile, President Marcos stressed that the government is exhausting all remedies to bring the Filipino crew to safety as soon as possible.
“Sa ating mga kasama na Filipino seafarers na nakasakay nung MV Tutor na binomba at ngayon ay hindi malaman ang gagawin ay mayroon — lahat ng maaring gawin ay ginagawa na namin,” Marcos said in a video message on Friday.
The President said the government will find ways to bring the Filipino seafarers home.
“Mula sa Djibouti, gumagawa rin kami ng mga arrangements para makapunta na kayo, maka-uwi na muna kayo. Kaya’t patuloy ang aming paghanap ng tulong sa ating mga kaibigan para madala na kayo sa Djibouti,” he said. (PNA)
