DMW to revisit deployment rules after 1 Filipino reported missing in Houthi attack

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Department Of Migrant Workers,Overseas Filipinos,Overseas Filipinos

DMW Secretary Hans Cacdac says the Filipino crew consented to work on the MV Tutor, which traversed the high-risk Red Sea area

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In a press briefing on Friday, June 14, Migrant Workers Secretary Hans Cacdac confirmed that one Filipino seafarer was reported missing after an Iranian-backed Houthi unmanned surface vessel struckMV Tutor, a Liberian-flagged, Greek-owned and operated vessel, in the southern Red Sea.“We have also noted that there is one of the 22 who is missing. The ship was hit at a delicate spot, and the engine room was flooded.

In light of the reported missing Filipino, the DMW chief said, “given this incident, we will review the current policies, the current processes, on whether we could still further strengthen to seek more adequate protection for our seafarers.”Filipino seafarers from working on cruise and passenger ships set to pass through the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden, but commercial ships were not included in the order.

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