Red Sea, Houthi
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The rest of the Filipino crew members of the MV Magic Seas, one of the two Filipino-carrying vessels attacked by Houthi rebels in the Red Sea this month, are scheduled to return to the Philippines on Saturday.
Yemen's Houthis attacked Greek-operated vessel 'Eternity C' in the Red Sea, marking their second assault this week. Following the attack, four people died, while six were rescued, and 15 remain missing.
The MV Eternity C, a vessel recently attacked by Houthi rebels in the Red Sea, has sunk, the Department of Migrant Workers confirmed in a press briefing Wednesday night.
The Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) said it is now studying filing criminal and civil charges against the principal and licensed manning agency (LMA) of the Filipino crew of MV Eternity C for multiple violations of its regulatory measures.
The Department of Migrant Workers is working on verifying reports that Houthi forces may have kidnapped several crew members of MV Eternity C after attacking and sinking the vessel while traversing the Red Sea.