The 2,000 seafarers affected by the Russia-Ukraine war and those who remain on board are from 27 different countries, with the largest number from the Philippines and India PHOTO BY SEAFARER ERWIN TOLENTINO OF DÖHLE SEAFRONT MANILA
FIVE hundred seafarers remain sheltered awaiting evacuation onboard 109 ships at Ukrainian ports in the Black Sea and the Sea of Azov, down from 2,000 six weeks ago.