Keeping Filipino seafarers out of harm's way

By The Editorial Board

Jun 21, 2024 12:10 am

LAST week, a Filipino seafarer was killed after a merchant ship, the MV Tutor, was hit and sunk by an armed drone launched by Houthi rebels while sailing in the Red Sea. Twenty-one other Filipino crewmen of the ship were rescued and repatriated.

It is not the first time Filipino crews have come under attack in the Red Sea. Earlier this year, a Houthi strike on the bulk carrier MV True Confidence left two Filipino seafarers dead and three others wounded.

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