The Department of Migrant Workers on Sunday confirmed that four Filipino seafarers were among the crew on board a ship seized by Iranian authorities.
The Department of Migrant Workers on Sunday confirmed that four Filipino seafarers were among the crew on board a ship seized by Iran ian authorities.The said vessel is the container ship MSC Aries, it added in a statement shared on X by DMW officer-in-charge Hans Leo Cacdac."Upon the directive of the President, we are in touch with the families of our dear seafarers and have assured them of full government support and assistance," the DMW said.
An Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps helicopter boarded the Portuguese-flagged MSC Aries and took it into Iranian waters on Saturday, Iran's state-run IRNA news agency reported, according to Reuters."MSC, which operates the Aries, confirmed Iran had seized the ship and said it was working 'with the relevant authorities' for its safe return and the wellbeing of its 25 crew," Reuters reported.
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