21 Pinoy seafarers rescued from Houthi-hit ship to arrive PH on Monday

The 21 Filipino seafarers rescued from a ship damaged by a Houthi attack last week will arrive in Manila on Monday afternoon, according to the Presidential Communications Office.

The Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) on Saturday said 21 of the 22 Filipino seafarers of MV Tutor were rescued and arrived at the Port of Manama, Bahrain at around 5:30 p.m local time on Saturday.

They were received by Philippine Ambassador to Bahrain Anne Jalando-on Louis and will be joined by DMW Labor Attaché Hector Cruz.

DMW said the Filipino seafarers are expected to board a flight back to the Philippines on Sunday evening.

The Liberia-flagged coal carrier was attacked by the Houthi rebels in the Red Sea on Wednesday.

Meanwhile, authorities are still searching for the remaining Filipino crewman inside the abandoned Liberia-flagged coal carrier, who is believed to have been trapped in the engine room.— Mariel Celine Serquiña/RF, GMA Integrated News