A Filipino seaman on board a Taiwanese fishing vessel has gone missing after he was swept overboard into the sea by big waves during a stormy night in the Indian Ocean.

Initial reports reaching the Philippine Overseas Employment Agency (POEA) identified the missing seafarer as Bernard “Robin” Cayunda, who fell overboard together with another Filipino, last April 26 at around 2 a.m. when rough seas and huge waves rocked fishing vessel Haw Hung No.202 owned by a Taiwanese company.

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