A total of 54 Filipino seamen have returned home from Ukraine.
MANILA, Philippines — The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) welcomed 54 sailors home on Monday, the largest group to return since the evacuation and repatriation from war-torn Ukraine began.
The DFA stated the group included 14 seafarers from the MV Bolten Ithaki, seven seafarers from the MV Ithaca Prospect, 12 seafarers from the MV Polar Star, and 21 seafarers from the MV Riva Wind.
The Department of Foreign Affairs, the Philippine Embassy in Budapest, led by Ambassador Frank Cimafranca, and Philippine Honorary Consul Victor Gaina of Chisinau, Moldova, have been monitoring 23 Filipino-manned ships in the impacted areas.
The Yasa Jupiter and the MV Namura Queen, two of these ships, were both struck by shelling in the Black Sea, injuring a Filipino seafarer.
With this arrival, the total number of sailors repatriated from Ukraine since February 27 has risen to 247, with 14 more due on March 15.
The following is a list of Filipino crew members from 15 ships who have been evacuated or repatriated to the Philippines: MV Star Helena, 31; MV Global Aglaia, 20; MV Key Knight, 21; MV Pavlina, 22; MV Bonita-11, MV Star Laura, 19; MV Rio Grande, 22; MV Puma, 1; MV Polar Star, 19; MV Bolten Ithaki, 14; MV Ithaca Prospect, 7; MV Riva Wind, 21; and MV Marika, 14.
The DFA stated that it is working tirelessly to evacuate and eventually repatriate roughly 97 sailors from the remaining six ships.
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