Nine Filipino seafarers captured by Yemen’s Houthi group after the sinking of the M/V Eternity C are set to be released soon, the Philippine Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) announced on Tuesday.
Oman informed the Philippines that the group will be transferred from Sana’a, Yemen, to Muscat, Oman, before being brought home.
The DFA said the Philippine Embassy in Muscat and the Migrant Workers Office-Muscat will handle the sailors’ safe transfer and arrange their immediate repatriation once they reach Oman. The Philippine government also expressed its appreciation to Oman for helping make the release possible.
According to the DFA, Secretary Ma. Theresa Lazaro had discussed the condition of the Filipino crew with Omani Foreign Minister Sayed Badr bin Hamad El-Busaidi during a bilateral meeting in July and again in a phone call in November. Officials said these talks contributed to the progress made in securing the seafarers’ freedom.
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